ESSA-5
ESSA-5 replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the U.S. National Meteorological Center 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 738 days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESSA 5TOS-CEnvironmental Science Services Administration 5
- Name
- ESSA-5
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- ESSA-5 replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the U.S. National Meteorological Center 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 738 days.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous retrograde Earth orbit at 102° inclination
- End Date
- 1970-02-20
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1967-04-20
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/essa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:35:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 08:27:41 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles