ESSA 7
Thor Delta N
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
ESSA 7
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).
Location
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
710 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thor Delta N – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 33 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 90 T
The Thor Delta N was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1968-08-16. Thor Delta N has 5 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 6 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
