SATELLITES-------
ITOS-NOAA 3--------
ITOS-NOAA 3--------
SATELLITE DESCRIPTION:
The spacecraft was box shaped (40" by 40" long by 48" high) with three identical (3' by 5') solar panels attached. The satellite was Earth oriented and three-axis stabilized with 3,500 solar cells generating 250 watts of power. The craft weighed 736 pounds. The craft had four antennas: command and beacon, two real-time transmitting and on S-band playback antenna. The external areas were protected by multi-foil insulating blankets.
All sunlit visible and day and night infrared imagery was obtained with scanning radiometers. In addition, a vertical temperature profile radiometer (VTPR) and a very-high resolution radiometer (VHRR) reported cloud top and sea surface temperature. A solar proton monitor detected the arrival of energetic particles for use in solar storm prediction.
The spacecraft was box shaped (40" by 40" long by 48" high) with three identical (3' by 5') solar panels attached. The satellite was Earth oriented and three-axis stabilized with 3,500 solar cells generating 250 watts of power. The craft weighed 736 pounds. The craft had four antennas: command and beacon, two real-time transmitting and on S-band playback antenna. The external areas were protected by multi-foil insulating blankets.
All sunlit visible and day and night infrared imagery was obtained with scanning radiometers. In addition, a vertical temperature profile radiometer (VTPR) and a very-high resolution radiometer (VHRR) reported cloud top and sea surface temperature. A solar proton monitor detected the arrival of energetic particles for use in solar storm prediction.
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