NOAA-2
NOAA 2 lifts off | |
| Mission type | Weather |
|---|---|
| Operator | NOAA |
| COSPAR ID | 1972-082A |
| SATCAT no. | 6235 |
| Mission duration | 2 years and 3 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
| Launch mass | 306 kilograms (675 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 15, 1972, 17:17 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta-300 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | January 30, 1975 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth Sun-synchronous |
| Eccentricity | 0.00032 |
| Perigee altitude | 1,448 kilometers (900 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 1,453 kilometers (903 mi) |
| Inclination | 101.8° |
| Period | 114.9 minutes |
| Epoch | October 15, 1972 |
| Instruments | |
| SPM, SR, VHRR, VTPR | |
ITOS | |
NOAA-2, also known as ITOS-D 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. NOAA-2 was launched on a Delta rocket on October 15, 1972. The launch carried one other satellite: AMSAT-OSCAR 6.