SATELLITES-------
TIR N-NOAA B--------
SATELLITE DESCRIPTION:

The spacecraft (would have been NOAA-7) failed to achieve a usable orbit. A failure of a booster on the Atlas rocket did not allow for adequate thrust to place the satellite in a stable orbit.

PARTICIPANTS:

NASA, RCA AstroElectronics, NOAA, US Weather Bureau.
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