NOAA-1

NOAA-1, also known as ITOS-A 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.[3] NOAA-1 was launched on a Delta rocket on December 11, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite: CEP 1.[2] It was deactivated by NOAA on August 19, 1971.

NOAA-1
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1974-106A[1]
SATCAT no.4793
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRCA Astro
Launch mass306 kilograms (675 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 11, 1970, 11:35 (1970-12-11UTC11:35Z) UTC[2]
RocketDelta-N6
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
DeactivatedAugust 19, 1971 (1971-08-20)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Eccentricity0.00319
Perigee altitude1,422 kilometers (884 mi)
Apogee altitude1,472 kilometers (915 mi)
Inclination101.9 degrees
Period114.8 minutes
EpochDecember 11, 1970
Instruments
APT, AVCS, FPR, SPME, SR
ITOS
 

References

  1. "NASA/NSSDC NOAA-1 spacecraft details". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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