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NOAA-3
Deactivated weather satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NOAA-3, also known as ITOS-F was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[2] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[3] It was deactivated by NOAA in August 1976.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
![]() Gulf Stream is seen as darker water extending to northeast from Cape Hatteras. This image was obtained from the Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) on the NOAA-3 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 (1973-11-06UTC17:02Z) UTC |
Rocket | Delta-300 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
End of mission | |
Deactivated | August 1976 (1976-09) |
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 |
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