[Basic information of NOAA AVHRR satellites]

[launch date]
#sat, launch_date		
NC:  06/23/1981
NF:  12/12/1984
NH:  09/24/1988
NJ:  12/30/1994
							#below was copied from http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/solar_cal/AVHRR_Prelaunch_Cal
NK:  05/13/1998
NL:  09/21/2000
NM:  06/24/2002
NN:  05/20/2005
M2:  10/19/2006
NP:  02/06/2009
M1:  09/17/2012

[pre-launched calibration, version 3]          # current active !  
# A= Slope * C + Intercept   (reflectance in percentage)        
#Sat, CH  Slope_lo Int_lo Slope_hi Int_hi BreakPoint for NOAA7,9,11,14, source: http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/podug/html/c3/sec3-3.htm
NC CH1:   0.1068 -3.4400         0     0    1024
NC CH2:   0.1069 -3.488          0     0    1024
NF CH1:   0.1063 -3.8464         0     0    1024
NF CH2:   0.1075 -3.8770         0     0    1024
NH CH1:   0.0906 -3.730          0     0    1024
NH CH2:   0.0900 -3.390          0     0    1024
NJ CH1:   0.1081 -3.8648         0     0    1024
NJ CH2:   0.1090 -3.6749         0     0    1024

#Sat, CH  Slope_lo Int_lo Slope_hi Int_hi BreakPoint for NOAA 15 -19,M2, source: http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/spb/fwu/solar_cal/AVHRR_Prelaunch_CalCoeff.html
NK CH1:   0.0567  -2.1590   0.1635 -55.1800 496.6700
NK CH2:   0.0563  -2.1370   0.1630 -55.2900 498.2100
NL CH1:   0.0525  -2.0410   0.1529 -51.9800 497.5300
NL CH2:   0.0513  -1.9480   0.1511 -51.8700 500.3200
NM CH1:   0.0554  -2.2130   0.1627 -55.9900 501.1200
NM CH2:   0.0543  -2.1510   0.1618 -55.9900 500.7300
NN CH1:   0.0545  -2.1790   0.1613 -55.6300 500.5400
NN CH2:   0.0526  -2.0840   0.1584 -55.0700 500.4000
M1 CH1:   0.0536  -2.1099   0.1587 -54.7510 500.6200
M1 CH2:   0.0518  -2.092333 0.1526 -52.8065 503.0000
M2 CH1:   0.0537  -2.1720   0.1587 -54.7800 501.0100
M2 CH2:   0.0545  -2.1670   0.1619 -55.9100 500.4200
NP CH1:   0.0551  -2.1415   0.1625 -55.8630 496.4300
NP CH2:   0.0549  -2.1288   0.1635 -56.4450 500.3700

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