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ESSA 6

Thor Delta E1

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

ESSA 6

Type: Earth Science

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).

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

714 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Rocket

Thor Delta E1 – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 28 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 68 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 540 kg

The Thor Delta E1 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1966-07-01. Thor Delta E1 has 16 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 17 launches. American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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