United States Air Force

ESSA 3

Thor Delta E

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, October 2, 1966 · 10:39 UTC

Mission

/01

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).

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Thor Delta E

Variant: Delta E

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.752° N, 120.619° W

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