| NOAA-3 | |
| Mission Type: | Weather |
| Operator: | NOAANASA |
| Cospar Id: | 1973-086A[1] |
| Satcat: | 6920 |
| Manufacturer: | RCA Astrospace |
| Launch Mass: | 746kg (1,645lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Delta-300 |
| Launch Site: | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
| Orbit Epoch: | November 6, 1973 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 1500km (900miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 1509km (938miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 102.1° |
| Orbit Period: | 116.11 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Programme: | ITOS |
| Previous Mission: | ITOS-E |
| Next Mission: | NOAA-4 |
NOAA-3, also known as ITOS-F was a weather satellite operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).[2] It was part of a series of satellites called ITOS, or improved TIROS.[3] It was deactivated by NOAA in August 1976.