1968 · United States Air Force
ESSA 8
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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