NOAA-2

NOAA-2
NOAA 2 lifts off
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA
COSPAR ID1972-082A[1]
SATCAT no.6235[2]
Mission duration2 years and 3 months
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRCA Astrospace
Launch mass306 kilograms (675 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 15, 1972, 17:17 (1972-10-15UTC17:17Z) UTC[3]
RocketDelta-300
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
DeactivatedJanuary 30, 1975 (1975-01-31)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Sun-synchronous
Eccentricity0.00032[1]
Perigee altitude1,448 kilometers (900 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude1,453 kilometers (903 mi)[1]
Inclination101.8°[1]
Period114.9 minutes[1]
EpochOctober 15, 1972[1]
Instruments
SPM, SR, VHRR, VTPR
← ITOS-B
ITOS-E →

NOAA-2, also known as ITOS-D was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[4] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[5] NOAA-2 was launched on a Delta rocket on October 15, 1972. The launch carried one other satellite: AMSAT-OSCAR 6.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/NSSDC NOAA-2 spacecraft details". Retrieved June 7, 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "NOAA 2 Satellite Position". karhukoti.com. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NOAA-2". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.