United States Air Force

ESSA 9

Thor Delta E1

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, February 26, 1969 · 07:47 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 E1

Variant: Delta E1

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.446° N, 80.566° W

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