1968 · United States Air Force

ESSA 8

successThor Delta N | ESSA 8

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: December 15, 1968 at 05:21 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission: ESSA 8
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch vehicle

Thor Delta N →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

ESSA 8 (TOS-F)

LEO