ESSA-1
Sign in to saveAlso known as OT-3, TIROS-11, ESSA1, TIROS-OT3, TIROS OT-3
ESSA-1 (or OT-3) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- weather satellite
- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- ESSA-2
- Follows
- TIROS-10
- Diameter
- 107
- Mass
- 138
- Manufacturer
- RCA Corporation
- Image
- ESSA I Spac0020.jpg
- Height
- 56
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- space launch vehicle
- Delta C
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1966-02-03
- Commons category
- ESSA 1
- powered by
- nickel–cadmium battery
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
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ESSA-1 (or OT-3) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA).
== Launch == left|thumb|220x220px|Delta rocket launching ESSA 1 ESSA-1 was launched on February 3, 1966, at 07:41 UTC. It was launched atop a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft had a mass of at the time of launch. ESSA-1 had an inclination of 97.91°, and an orbited the Earth once every 100 minutes. Its perigee was and its apogee was .
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