United States Air ForceThor Delta ESpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
ESSA 5
Launched
April 20, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
ESSA 5 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 20, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 391st launch, 19th this year and humanity's 688th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thor Delta E flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ESSA 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,397 × 1,397 km orbit inclined 101.6°. 4 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
- 6th Thor Delta E flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 391st launch19th this yearhumanity's 688th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ESSA 5 · NORAD 2757 · 1967-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ESSA 5
- Object ID
- 1967-036A
- Epoch
- 1967-04-20 18:16:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.68038537 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0
- Inclination
- 101.5558°
- Ascending node
- 75.0838°
- Arg. of perigee
- 26.565°
- Mean anomaly
- 333.5325°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- ESSA 5 · NORAD 2757 · in orbit
Delta 48 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 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 2nd this year · 257th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ESSA 5 launch?
ESSA 5 launched on April 20, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ESSA 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ESSA 5?
Thor Delta E, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E spec sheet
Where did ESSA 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did ESSA 5 reach?
ESSA 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,397 × 1,397 km orbit inclined 101.6°.
How many satellites did ESSA 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).