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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceThor Delta N
Launched 1968-08-16 11:24:33 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
78th
orbital launch attempt in 1968
United States Air Force
24th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2E
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
42 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
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).
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
33m
Diameter
2.4m
Liftoff thrust
1,590kN
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