1967 · United States Air Force

ESSA 6

successThor Delta E1 | ESSA 6

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).

Overview

Date / time: November 10, 1967 at 05:53 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission: ESSA 6
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch vehicle

Thor Delta E1 →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

ESSA 6 (TOS-D)

LEO