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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - ESSA-7 -
Full Name Environmental Science and Services Administration - 7 Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies NASA Launch Date 16 Aug 1968
Mission Links EOL Date 10 Mar 1970
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 3345 (TLE)
International Designator 1968-069A
Orbit Type Orbit Period
Orbit Sense Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications The ESSA-7 satellite replaced ESSA-5 and provided cloud cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing operational weather analyses and forecasts.
Mission Measurements
Mission Instruments
AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System
FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer
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