Mission record

Thor Delta E | ESSA 2

Thor Delta E· Space Launch Complex 17B· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Mon, 28 Feb 1966 13:58:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#535 ever

Mission

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

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