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Thor Delta E | ESSA 2

Name: Thor Delta E | ESSA 2
Start: 1966-02-28T13:58:00.000Z
End: 1966-02-28T13:58:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

February 28, 1966 at 1:58 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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February 28, 1966 at 1:58 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Rocket: Thor Delta E
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: February 28, 1966 at 1:58 PM UTC
Window closes: February 28, 1966 at 1:58 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Vehicle

Thor Delta E

Thor · Delta E

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

540 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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