ITOS-E

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ITOS-E
Mission type Weather
Operator NOAA [1]
Mission durationLaunch failure
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer RCA Astro
Launch mass747 kilograms (1,647 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 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
←  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.

References

  1. ↑ "NASA/NSSDC ITOS-E1 spacecraft details" . Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2018.


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