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Thor Delta N | ESSA 7 launched on Fri, Aug 16, 1968, 11:24 AM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
NET Fri, Aug 16, 1968, 11:24 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Thor Delta N to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Thor Delta N ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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).
Around this launch
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Good to know
Thor Delta N | ESSA 7 is scheduled to lift off Fri, Aug 16, 1968, 11:24 AM UTC.
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Thor Delta N | ESSA 7 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Thor Delta N.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.