NOAA-5

NOAA-5
Launch of ITOS-H. This became NOAA 5 after becoming operational.
Mission typeWeather
OperatorNOAA / NASA
COSPAR ID1976-077A[1]
SATCAT no.9057[2]
Mission duration2 years and 11 months
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRCA Astrospace
Launch mass336 kilograms (741 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 29, 1976, 17:07 (1976-07-29UTC17:07Z) UTC[3]
RocketDelta-2310 605/D126
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
DisposalDecommissioned
DeactivatedJuly 16, 1979 (1979-07-17)[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Sun-synchronous
Semi-major axis7,894 kilometers (4,905 mi)
Eccentricity0.009562
Perigee altitude1,515.7 kilometers (941.8 mi)
Apogee altitude1,530.8 kilometers (951.2 mi)
Inclination101.8785°
Period116.2 minutes
RAAN155.0105 degrees
Argument of perigee309.9627 degrees
Mean anomaly161.3050 degrees
Mean motion12.3775781
EpochJune 28, 2018[2]
Revolution no.89456
Instruments
SPM, SR, VHRR, VTPR

NOAA-5, also known as ITOS-H 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, being the last of the series.[5] NOAA-5 was launched on a Delta rocket on July 29, 1976.[6]

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  3. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "WMO OSCAR / Satellite:NOAA-5". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "The NOAA series". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2018.