LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sun Oct 02 1966
United States Air Force
ESSA 3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:39 AM UTC)
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(10:39 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:39 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Thor Delta EDescription:
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E