ESSA 6
Thor Delta E1
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
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).
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Location
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
714 rockets have launched from 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
