Would have been called:
NOAA 2
Date of launch (location):
Oct. 21, 1971 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:
Same as NOAA 1
Weight (kg):
Same as NOAA 1
Shape:
Same as NOAA 1
Dimensions (m):
Same as NOAA 1
Power source:
Same as NOAA 1
Responsible NASA center:
Same as NOAA 1
Project manager:
Same as NOAA 1
Objectives:
Same as NOAA 1
Equipment:
2 APT
2 AVCS
2 SR
Solar Proton Monitor (SPM)
Flat Plate Radiometer
Results:
Unsuccessful because of launch
vehicle second-stage oxidizer system gas leak; orbit not
achieved.