Also called:
ITOS-A
Date of launch (location):
Dec. 11, 1970 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta N-6
Weight (kg):
409
Shape:
Cubical with three solar
panels
Dimensions (m):
1 x 1 x 1.2 (main body)
Power source:
solar cells plus NiCd
batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
RCA
Project manager:
William W. Jones
Objectives:
Operational NOAA meteorology
satellite operating in Sun-synchronous orbit (provide
systematic cloud-cover observations)
Equipment:
2 (AVCS)
2 APT
2 SR
Results:
Successful; (second-generation
improved TIROS series; TIROS M-type). Launched with a
secondary payload-CEPE (Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe
Experiment), designed to obtain data on electron density and
temperature and ion current.