LAUNCH CENTER

Success
Fri Aug 16 1968
United States Air Force
ESSA 7
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Thor Delta NDescription:
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