Objectives and Applications
The ESSA-9 satellite replaced ESSA-7 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 - 9
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
26 Feb 1969
Mission Links
EOL Date
12 Nov 1972
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AVCS - Advanced Vidicon Camera System |
| FPR - Flat Plate Radiometer |