Weather
NOAA 1
NonoperationalWeatherLEO
Observes the atmosphere and oceans for meteorology and climate monitoring.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 11, 1970 at 11:35 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Delta N6 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- NOAA 1
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 1,472 km
- Periapsis
- 1,423 km
- Inclination
- 101.34°
- Orbital period
- 114.83 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1970-106A
- NORAD catalog №
- 4793
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 2.115 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational