ESSA-3
ESSA-3 replaced ESSA-1 and provided cloud-cover photography for operational weather analyses and forecasts. Its cartwheel-configured cameras operated in a sun-synchronous retrograde orbit, transmitting two-mile-resolution images from every location once per day; it operated for 736 days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESSA 3TOS-AEnvironmental Science Services Administration 3
- Name
- ESSA-3
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- ESSA-3 replaced ESSA-1 and provided cloud-cover photography for operational weather analyses and forecasts. Its cartwheel-configured cameras operated in a sun-synchronous retrograde orbit, transmitting two-mile-resolution images from every location once per day; it operated for 736 days.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous retrograde Earth orbit at approximately 101° inclination
- End Date
- 1968-12-02
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1966-10-02
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/essa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:28:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 02:25:29 UTC
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