WMO OSCAR | Satellite: ESSA-1

Satellite: ESSA-1

Satellite details

Acronym	ESSA-1
Full name	Environmental Science and Services Administration - 1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the TOS programme. Main mission: cloud imagery. Significant contribution to radiation study.
Mass at launch	145 kg	Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from NOAA.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	770 km
ECT	09:30 desc

Space agency	NOAA , NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	03 Feb 1966	EOL	08 Mar 1967
Last update:	2015-07-27

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

TIROS Operational System
- ESSA-1 (1966 - 1967)
- ESSA-2 (1966 - 1970)
- ESSA-3 (1966 - 1968)
- ESSA-4 (1967 - 1968)
- ESSA-5 (1967 - 1970)
- ESSA-6 (1967 - 1969)
- ESSA-7 (1968 - 1970)
- ESSA-8 (1968 - 1976)
- ESSA-9 (1969 - 1972)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on ESSA-1

Acronym	Full name
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on ESSA-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
FPR	Flat Plate Radiometer	May 1966 *	08 Mar 1967	N/A
VCS-WA	Vidicon Camera System - Wide Angle	May 1966 *	08 Mar 1967	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed