United States Air ForceThor Delta N6Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
NOAA 1
Launched
December 11, 1970
Image: NOAA
Summary
NOAA 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta N6 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 11, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 536th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,162nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor Delta N6 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). NOAA 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,432 × 1,480 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
- 2nd Thor Delta N6 flightUnited States Air Force's 536th launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,162nd orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
NOAA 1 · NORAD 4793 · 1970-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NOAA 1
- Object ID
- 1970-106A
- Epoch
- 1970-12-11 14:35:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.53706264 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0030604
- Inclination
- 101.9673°
- Ascending node
- 305.8692°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.8259°
- Mean anomaly
- 108.9454°
- 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 component; 3 still in orbit
- NOAA 1 · NORAD 4793 · in orbit
- CEPE · NORAD 4794 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sun-synchronous meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 356th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
322 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did NOAA 1 launch?
NOAA 1 launched on December 11, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NOAA 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NOAA 1?
Thor Delta N6, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta N6 spec sheet
Where did NOAA 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did NOAA 1 reach?
NOAA 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 1,432 × 1,480 km orbit inclined 102.0°.
How many satellites did NOAA 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).