Also called:
ITOS-D
Date of launch (location):
Oct. 15, 1972 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 0300
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
Prime contractor:
Same as NOAA 1
Project manager:
Same as NOAA 1
Objectives:
Same as NOAA 1, plus take pictures
from which the temperature of the cloud tops and land areas
can be determined
Equipment:
Very High Resolution Radiometer
(VHRR)
Vertical Temperature Profile
Radiometer (VTPR)
SR
Results:
Successful.
Reference:
NASA, "NOAA 2 Mission Operations
Report," E-601-72-13, Oct. 3, 1972