Norad ID: 6235
| Spacetrack Directory Name | NOAA 2 (ITOS-D) |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 1448 km |
| Apogee | 1455 km |
NOAA 2 (ITOS-D), 6235 is a payload satellite owned by NOAA (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 15 Oct 1972 UTC via a DELTA 0300 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite NOAA 2 (ITOS-D) Date of exalting 15.10.1972y.