NOAA 3 (ITOS-F), a NOAA/NASA Improved TIROS Operational System weather satellite for global cloud and temperature imaging. Delta 0300 from Vandenberg SLC-2W lofted the RCA craft into sun-synchronous LEO on 6 November 1973; final flight of the Delta 0100 series.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 340 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 3 Delta 0300 flights
- Date and time
- 6 November 1973, 17:02 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 0300
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1973-086
- Launches in 1973
- 93rd of 116
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