ESSA-2
Sign in to saveAlso known as ESSA2, OT-2, TIROS-12, TIROS-OT2, TIROS OT-2
ESSA-2 (or OT-2) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- weather satellite
- Country of origin
- United States
- Followed by
- ESSA-3
- Follows
- ESSA-1
- Diameter
- 107
- Mass
- 286
- Manufacturer
- RCA Corporation
- Image
- Hurricane Faith 1966.jpg
- Height
- 56
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- space launch vehicle
- Delta E
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1966-02-28
- Commons category
- ESSA 2
- powered by
- nickel–cadmium battery
- type of orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Launch
- Mission
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ESSA-2 (or OT-2) was a spin-stabilized operational meteorological satellite. Its name was derived from that of its oversight agency, the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA).
== Launch == thumb|left|Launch of ESSA-2. ESSA-2 was launched on February 28, 1966, at 13:55 UTC. It was launched atop a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft had a mass of at the time of launch. ESSA-2 had an inclination of 101.3°, and an orbited the Earth once every 113 minutes. Its perigee was and its apogee was .
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