ESSA-2
ESSA-2 complemented ESSA-1 by providing direct-readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide through its Automatic Picture Transmission system. Its cartwheel-configured cameras operated in a sun-synchronous retrograde orbit, transmitting two to three images daily to individual stations regardless of location; it operated for 1,692 days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESSA 2TOS-2Environmental Science Services Administration 2
- Name
- ESSA-2
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- ESSA-2 complemented ESSA-1 by providing direct-readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide through its Automatic Picture Transmission system. Its cartwheel-configured cameras operated in a sun-synchronous retrograde orbit, transmitting two to three images daily to individual stations regardless of location; it operated for 1,692 days.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1966-02-28
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/essa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:26:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:26:25 UTC
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