Engineering:ITOS-E
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Short description: American weather satellite
| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| 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 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Delta-300 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-2W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Epoch | Planned |
ITOS | |
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
- ↑ "NASA/NSSDC ITOS-E1 spacecraft details". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=ITOS-E1.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/craft/itos.htm. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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| TIROS |  | |
| TOS | ||
| ITOS | ||
| TIROS-N | ||
| Adv. TIROS-N | ||
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