NOAA-3

NOAA-3, also known as ITOS-F was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).^[2] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.^[3] It was deactivated by NOAA in August 1976.

NOAA-3

Gulf Stream is seen as darker water extending to northeast from Cape Hatteras. This image was obtained from the Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR) on the NOAA-3 Satellite.
Mission type	Weather
Operator	NOAA / NASA
COSPAR ID	1973-086A[1]
SATCAT no.	6920
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	RCA Astrospace
Launch mass	746 kilograms (1,645 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	November 6, 1973, 17:02 (1973-11-06UTC17:02Z) UTC
Rocket	Delta-300
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
Deactivated	August 1976 (1976-09)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude	1,500 kilometers (930 mi)
Apogee altitude	1,509 kilometers (938 mi)
Inclination	102.1°
Period	116.11 minutes
Epoch	November 6, 1973
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