1965 · United States Air Force
Tiros 9
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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
- January 22, 1965 at 07:52 AM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Tiros 9
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit