United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
ESSA 6
Launched
November 10, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
ESSA 6 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 10, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 428th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 774th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Thor Delta E1 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ESSA 6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,494 km orbit inclined 102.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th Thor Delta E1 flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 428th launch56th this yearhumanity's 774th orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
ESSA 6 · NORAD 3035 · 1967-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
- Object ID
- 1967-114A
- Epoch
- 1967-11-11 16:13:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.53974771 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049241
- Inclination
- 102.1148°
- Ascending node
- 9.1142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.9928°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.6659°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 5 still in orbit
- ESSA 6 · NORAD 3035 · in orbit
Delta 54 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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 5th this year · 282nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
105 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did ESSA 6 launch?
ESSA 6 launched on November 10, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ESSA 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ESSA 6?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did ESSA 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did ESSA 6 reach?
ESSA 6, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 1,417 × 1,494 km orbit inclined 102.1°.
How many satellites did ESSA 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).