United States Air ForceThor Delta N6Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
ITOS 1
Launched
January 23, 1970
Summary
ITOS 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta N6 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 23, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 512th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,054th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta N6 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ITOS 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,444 × 1,487 km orbit inclined 102.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta N6 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta N6 flightUnited States Air Force's 512th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,054th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ITOS 1 · NORAD 4320 · 1970-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ITOS 1 (TIROS M)
- Object ID
- 1970-008A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-23 14:31:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.51563606 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002748
- Inclination
- 102.0093°
- Ascending node
- 347.5122°
- Arg. of perigee
- 260.9779°
- Mean anomaly
- 98.8188°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- ITOS 1 · NORAD 4320 · in orbit
- Australis-OSCAR 5 · NORAD 4321 · in orbit
Delta 76 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
23rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 341st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
216 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ITOS 1 launch?
ITOS 1 launched on January 23, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ITOS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ITOS 1?
Thor Delta N6, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta N6 spec sheet
Where did ITOS 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did ITOS 1 reach?
ITOS 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,444 × 1,487 km orbit inclined 102.0°.
How many satellites did ITOS 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).