NOAA-3
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
- "WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NOAA-3". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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