ESSA 9 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
26 Feb 1969, 7:47am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
ESSA 9
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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).
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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