NOAA-1, also known as ITOS-A was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[3] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[4]

NOAA 1 (ITOS -A) lifts off on Launch Vehicle Delta 81

NOAA-1 was launched on a Delta rocket on December 11, 1970. The launch carried one other satellite: CEP 1.[2] It was deactivated by NOAA on August 19, 1971.

References

  1. ^ "NASA/NSSDC NOAA-1 spacecraft details". Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "WMO OSCAR | Satellite: NOAA-1". space.oscar.wmo.int. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Wade, Mark. "ITOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on June 21, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

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