Objectives and Applications
The ESSA-8 satellite replaced ESSA-6 and provide direct readout cloud-cover photography to ground stations worldwide using APT.
Full Name
Environmental Science and Services Administration - 8
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Dec 1968
Mission Links
EOL Date
12 Mar 1976
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
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NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
APT - Automatic Picture Transimission |
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