Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, agriculture and forestry, environmental monitoring, climatology, physical oceanography, Volcanic eruption monitoring, ice and snow cover, total ozone studies, space environment, solar flux analysis.
Full Name
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
11 Dec 1970
Mission Links
EOL Date
19 Aug 1971
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101.9 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
850 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
0.5 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
APT - Automatic Picture Transimission |
| AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System |
| FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |
| SPM - Solar Proton Monitor |
| SR - Scanning Radiometer |