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Thor Delta E | ESSA 3
Thor Delta E
Oct 2, 1966, 10:39 AM UTC
Oct 2, 1966, 10:39 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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).
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 2E
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Weather at Launch
- Temp
- 14.4°C
- Wind
- 10 km/h @ 303°
- Sky
- Clear
- Source
- open-meteo-archive