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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ESSA-7
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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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