Tiros 9 / ESSA 1, ..., 9 (Operational Tiros)
ESSA 3 [NOAA]
Tiros (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite), OT (Operational Tiros), TOS (Tiros Operational Satellite), ESSA (Environmental Science Services Administration)
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Meteorology |
| Operator: | ESSA |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | SSO |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiros 9 (A 54) | 21.01.1965 | CC LC-17A | Delta-C | ||
| ESSA 1 (OT 3, Tiros 11) | 03.02.1966 | CC LC-17A | Delta-C | ||
| ESSA 2 (OT 2, Tiros 12) | 28.02.1966 | CC LC-17B | Delta-E | ||
| ESSA 3 (TOS 1, Tiros 13) | 02.10.1966 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-E | ||
| ESSA 4 (TOS 2, Tiros 14) | 26.01.1967 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-E | ||
| ESSA 5 (TOS 3, Tiros 15) | 20.04.1967 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-E | ||
| ESSA 6 (TOS 4, Tiros 16) | 10.11.1967 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-E1 | ||
| ESSA 7 (TOS 5, Tiros 17) | 16.08.1968 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-N | ||
| ESSA 8 (TOS 6, Tiros 18) | 15.12.1968 | Va SLC-2E | Delta-N | ||
| ESSA 9 (TOS 7, Tiros 19) | 26.02.1969 | CC LC-17B | Delta-E1 |
Further Tiros / ESSA / NOAA missions:
