Objectives and Applications
The ESSA-5 satellite replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts.
Full Name
Environmental Science and Services Administration - 5
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
20 Apr 1967
Mission Links
EOL Date
20 Feb 1970
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System |
| FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |