Key statistics
Satellite NOAA 2 (ITOS-D) at a glance.
Uptime
19323
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
102.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NOAA 2 (ITOS-D).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NOAA 2 (ITOS-D)
International designator: 1972-082A
Object number (NORAD): 6235
Object ID (CCSDS): 6235
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 114.905 minutes
Inclination: 102.0237 deg
SMA: 7829.258 km
Apoapsis: 1454.295 km
Periapsis: 1447.95 km
RAAN: 262.301 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00040522
Argument of periapsis: 351.9219 deg
Mean anomaly: 76.9294 deg
Mean motion: 12.53204273 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000037 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00005803507 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NOAA 2 (ITOS-D)
TLE line 1: 1 06235U 72082A 25251.96759775 -.00000037 00000-0 58035-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 06235 102.0237 262.3010 0004052 351.9219 76.9294 12.53204273419727
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NOAA 2 (ITOS-D).
Associated space launch
Meteorological satellite using radiometric imaging
NOAA 2 (ITOS-D) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0300 | NOAA 2’, on board a Delta 0300 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 0300 | NOAA 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 15, 1972, 5:19 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 0300
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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