Objectives and Applications
ESSA-3 satellite replaced ESSA-1. It provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts. The spacecraft was designed and configured exactly the same as NIMBUS-1. The total weight of the spacecraft was 912 pounds.
Full Name
Environmental Science and Services Administration - 3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
02 Oct 1966
Mission Links
EOL Date
02 Dec 1968
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System |
| FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |