ESSA-4
ESSA-4 replaced ESSA-2 and provided direct-readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide through the Automatic Picture Transmission system. Its cartwheel-configured cameras transmitted two-mile-resolution images two to three times daily to individual stations; it operated for 465 days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESSA 4TOS-BEnvironmental Science Services Administration 4
- Name
- ESSA-4
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- ESSA-4 replaced ESSA-2 and provided direct-readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide through the Automatic Picture Transmission system. Its cartwheel-configured cameras transmitted two-mile-resolution images two to three times daily to individual stations; it operated for 465 days.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1967-01-26
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/essa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:31:15 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:31:15 UTC
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- Space Stations
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