Objectives and Applications
The ESSA-4 satellite replaced ESSA-2 and provided direct readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide using APT.
Full Name
Environmental Science and Services Administration - 4
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
26 Jan 1967
Mission Links
EOL Date
05 May 1968
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
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Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
APT - Automatic Picture Transimission |
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