SATELLITES-------
ITOS-ITOS E--------
SATELLITE DESCRIPTION:

The spacecraft (would have been NOAA-3) failed to achieve a usable orbit. A malfunction of the Delta second stage attitude control did not allow the rocket to place the satellite in a stable orbit.

PARTICIPANTS:

NASA, RCA Victor Ltd., ESSA, US Weather Bureau.
  • The EXPLORES! satellite page is a complete guide to the history of all weather satellites launched by the U.S..
  • Low Graphics
BACK