Status
Success
ESSA-1
Launch Time
Thu Feb 03, 1966 07:41 UTC
Thu Feb 03, 1966 07:41 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
ESSA-1
ESSA 1 was a sun-synchronous operational meteorological satellite designed to provide real-time earth cloudcover TV pictures to properly equipped ground receiving stations for use in weather analysis and forecasting.
The satellite carried the APT (Automatic Picture Transmission) system with two redundant APT cameras with 2.54 cm diameter vidicons and 108° wide angle 1/1.8 objective lense with a focal length of 5.7 mm. The imaging system was programmed to take four or eight APT pictures per orbit
It was finally deactivated on June 12, 1968.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 138.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1966
9th orbital launch attempt
Delta C
9th mission
1st mission of 1966
7th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission