NOAA-3
NOAA-3, also known as ITOS-F was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[2] It was deactivated by NOAA in August 1976.
Illustration of an ITOS series satellite | |
Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | NOAA / NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1973-086A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 6920 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 746 kilograms (1,645 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 6, 1973, 17:02 UTC |
Rocket | Delta-300 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | August 1976 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth Sun-synchronous |
Perigee altitude | 1,500 kilometers (930 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,509 kilometers (938 mi) |
Inclination | 102.1° |
Period | 116.11 minutes |
Epoch | November 6, 1973 |
ITOS |
References
- "NASA/NSSDC NOAA-3 spacecraft details". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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