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NOAA-2
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NOAA-2, also known as ITOS-D was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[4] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[5] NOAA-2 was launched on a Delta rocket on October 15, 1972. The launch carried one other satellite: AMSAT-OSCAR 6.[3]
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Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | NOAA |
COSPAR ID | 1972-082A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 6235[2] |
Mission duration | 2 years and 3 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 306 kilograms (675 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 15, 1972, 17:17 (1972-10-15UTC17:17Z) UTC[3] |
Rocket | Delta-300 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Decommissioned |
Deactivated | January 30, 1975 (1975-01-31) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth Sun-synchronous |
Eccentricity | 0.00032[1] |
Perigee altitude | 1,448 kilometers (900 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 1,453 kilometers (903 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 101.8°[1] |
Period | 114.9 minutes[1] |
Epoch | October 15, 1972[1] |
Instruments | |
SPM, SR, VHRR, VTPR | |
ITOS |
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