ITOS-E
American weather satellite
Mission type | Weather |
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Operator | NOAA[1] |
Mission duration | Launch failure |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astro |
Launch mass | 747 kilograms (1,647 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | July 16, 1973, 00:00 (1973-07-16Z) UTC[2] |
Rocket | Delta-300 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sun-synchronous |
Epoch | Planned |
ITOS ← NOAA-2 NOAA-3 → |
ITOS-E 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] ITOS-E was released on July 16, 1973, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, with a Delta rocket, but failed to achieve orbit.
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