CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ESSA-6 -
Full Name Environmental Science and Services Administration - 6 Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies NASA Launch Date 10 Nov 1967
Mission Links EOL Date 03 Dec 1969
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 3035 (TLE)
International Designator 1967-114A
Orbit Type Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications The ESSA-6 replaced ESSA-4 and provided direct readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide using APT.
Mission Measurements
Mission Instruments
APT - Automatic Picture Transimission
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