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About this launch
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).
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta N
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta N
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MissionEarth Science · SSO
Earth Science · SSO
What it put in orbit21 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSA 8 (TOS-F) 1968-114A | Payload | 1413 × 1464 km · 101.7° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 R/B 1968-114B | Rocket body | 1448 × 1469 km · 101.7° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114C | Debris | 1250 × 1462 km · 101.9° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114D | Debris | 1460 × 1572 km · 102.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114E | Debris | 1441 × 1487 km · 101.5° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114F | Debris | 1316 × 1815 km · 102.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114G | Debris | 1456 × 1563 km · 101.8° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114H | Debris | 1449 × 1634 km · 101.7° | Globe |
Show all 21 objects
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114J | Debris | 1426 × 1563 km · 102.0° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114K | Debris | 1037 × 1469 km · 101.9° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114L | Debris | 1183 × 1711 km · 101.7° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114M | Debris | 1234 × 1413 km · 100.9° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114N | Debris | 1426 × 1993 km · 102.1° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114P | Debris | 1369 × 1679 km · 101.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114Q | Debris | 1453 × 1485 km · 101.7° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114R | Debris | 1423 × 1666 km · 102.2° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114S | Debris | 1412 × 1585 km · 101.4° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114T | Debris | 1446 × 1506 km · 101.5° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114U | Debris | 1390 × 1447 km · 101.7° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114V | Debris | 1174 × 1383 km · 102.5° | Globe |
| DELTA 1 DEB 1968-114W | Debris | 1363 × 1673 km · 101.6° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1968-114. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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