NOAA M carried weather imagers and microwave and infrared sounders, as well as a SARSAT search-and-rescue package. It had an on-orbit mass of 1475 kg.
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
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Mission Profile
NOAA 17 was a Titan II SLV 23G mission operated by United States Air Force that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 24, 2002. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Polar Orbit. The launch was a success.