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Delta 0300
Part of Thor
American orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle consisting of 3 x Castor 2 + 1 x LT Thor DSV-2L-1C + 1 x DSV-3N-4
Status: Retired 1973. First Launch: 1972-10-15. Last Launch: 1973-11-06. Number: 3 . Thrust: 1,590.00 kN (357,440 lbf). Gross mass: 90,100 kg (198,600 lb). Height: 34.00 m (111.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
More at: Delta 0300.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
TIROS,
Oscar,
ITOS.
Launch Sites:
Vandenberg,
Vandenberg SLC2W.
Stages:
Delta Thor LT,
Delta F,
Castor 2.
Agency:
Douglas.
1972 October 15 - .
17:19 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC2W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 0300.
- NOAA 2 - .
Payload: ITOS D. Mass: 344 kg (758 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NOAA.
Program: Tiros.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: ITOS.
USAF Sat Cat: 6235 . COSPAR: 1972-082A. Apogee: 1,455 km (904 mi). Perigee: 1,449 km (900 mi). Inclination: 101.80 deg. Period: 114.90 min. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C)..
- Oscar 6 - .
Payload: Amsat-Oscar-6. Mass: 16 kg (35 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: AmSat.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: Oscar.
USAF Sat Cat: 6236 . COSPAR: 1972-082B. Apogee: 1,455 km (904 mi). Perigee: 1,449 km (900 mi). Inclination: 101.70 deg. Period: 114.90 min.
AMSAT-OSCAR 6 was launched piggyback with ITOS-D (NOAA 2). AO-6 was the first phase 2 satellite (Phase II-A). Weight 16 kg. Box shaped 430 x 300 x 150 mm. Quarter-wave monopole antennas (144 and 435 MHz) and half-wave dipole antenna (29 MHz). Firsts: complex control system using discrete logic; satellite-to-satellite relay communication via AO-7; demonstrated doppler-location of ground station for search and rescue; demonstrated low-cost medical data relay from remote locations. Equipped with solar panels powering NiCd batteries, AO-6 provided 24 V at 3.5 W power to three transponders. It carried a Mode A transponder (100 kHz wide at 1 W) and provided store-and-forward morse and teletype messages (named Codestore) for later transmission. AO-6 lasted 4.5 years until a battery failure ceased operation on June 21, 1977. Subsystems were built in the United States, Australia, and Germany.
1973 July 16 - .
17:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC2W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 0300.
FAILURE: Second stage failure..
Failed Stage: U.
- ITOS E - .
Payload: ITOS E. Mass: 345 kg (760 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA.
Program: Tiros.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: ITOS.
Decay Date: 1973-07-16 . Improved TIROS Operational System..
1973 November 6 - .
17:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC2W.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 0300.
- NOAA 3 - .
Payload: ITOS F. Mass: 345 kg (760 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NOAA.
Program: Tiros.
Class: Earth.
Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: ITOS.
USAF Sat Cat: 6920 . COSPAR: 1973-086A. Apogee: 1,510 km (930 mi). Perigee: 1,501 km (932 mi). Inclination: 102.10 deg. Period: 116.10 min. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C)..
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