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.
Full Name
Environmental Science and Services Administration - 7
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
16 Aug 1968
Mission Links
EOL Date
10 Mar 1970
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System |
| FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |