ESSA-8
ESSA-8 replaced ESSA-6 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, up to eight to ten images daily to nearly 400 stations; it operated for 2,644 days.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESSA 8TOS-FEnvironmental Science Services Administration 8
- Name
- ESSA-8
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- ESSA-8 replaced ESSA-6 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, up to eight to ten images daily to nearly 400 stations; it operated for 2,644 days.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1968-12-15
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/essa/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:43:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:43:24 UTC
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- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles