United States Air ForceThor Delta ESpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
ESSA 2
Launched
February 28, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
ESSA 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 28, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 307th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 535th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Delta E flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Delta E flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 307th launch8th this yearhumanity's 535th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- ESSA 2 · NORAD 2091 · in orbit
Delta 37 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this 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).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 162nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
186 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ESSA 2 launch?
ESSA 2 launched on February 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ESSA 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ESSA 2?
Thor Delta E, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E spec sheet
Where did ESSA 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was ESSA 2 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did ESSA 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).