NOAA 5

 1976-077A

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NOAA 5 was launched on 1976 Jul 29 by a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg. It reached a 116.3 min, 1509 x 1522 km x 102.1 deg orbit. NOAA 5 ended its operational service on 1979 Mar 1 and was switched off on 1979 Jul 16.

NOAA 5
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1976 Jul 29	1707	Launch by Delta 2310	V SLC2
		T+0:38 SRM 1-3 out
		T+1:45 SRM 1-3 sep
		T+3:48 MECO
		T+3:56 Thor sep
		T+4:03 SEIG-1
		T+4:42 Fairing
	1715	T+8:45 SECO-1	180? x 1514? x 102.1
	1806	T+59:48 SEIG-2
	1807	T+1:00:00 SECO-2
	1811	T+1:04:41 Stage 2 sep
1976 Sep 1			116.29 1506 x 1521 x 102.1
1979 Mar 1		end of ops
1979 Jul 16		Decommissioned