ITOS-E

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.

ITOS-E

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 (1973-07-16Z) UTC[2]
Rocket	Delta-300
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Epoch	Planned
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