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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Earth Observation Satellites > Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) > ESSA-5

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ESSA-5  

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  • The ESSA-5 satellite replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts. The spacecraft was an 18-sided polygon, 42 inches in diameter, 22 inches high and weighed 320 pounds; it was made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel then covered with 9100 solar cells, used to charge the 63 nickel-cadmium batteries. The two cameras were mounted 180 degrees opposite each other along the side of the cylindrical craft. The "cartwheel" configuration of the TIROS-9 was selected as the orbital configuration for the ESSA satellites. Therefore, a camera could be pointed at some point on Earth every time the satellite rotated along its axis. The spacecraft operating system was the same as on the TIROS-9. The craft was placed in its planned Sun-synchronous 102-degree inclination retrograde orbit. The ESSA-5 system transmitted images covering 2000-square mile areas with 2-mile resolution from every location once per day. The ESSA-5 satellite replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts. The spacecraft was an 18-sided polygon, 42 inches in diameter, 22 inches high and weighed 320 pounds; it was made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel then covered with 9100 solar cells, used to charge the 63 nickel-cadmium batteries. The two cameras were mounted 180 degrees opposite each other along the side of the cylindrical craft. The "cartwheel" configuration of the TIROS-9 was selected as the orbital configuration for the ESSA satellites. Therefore, a camera could be pointed at some point on Earth every time the satellite rotated along its axis. The spacecraft operating system was the same as on the TIROS-9. The craft was placed in its planned Sun-synchronous 102-degree inclination retrograde orbit. The ESSA-5 system transmitted images covering 2000-square mile areas with 2-mile resolution from every location once per day. ESSA-5 Stats: Launch Date: April 20, 1967 Operational Period: 738 days until deactivated by NASA on February 20, 1970 Launch Vehicle: Thrust Augmented Three-Stage Delta Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Type: Weather Satellite (en)

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  • TOS-C (en)

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  • 2018-10-30 11:45:08.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (ESSA-5 [8b67c88a-b62f-4585-a5d3-8e0005f42fd0,368203] - ESSA [65cb3e7c-d4d8-46df-a5fc-aec63e58e8df,345109]);
  • 2018-10-30 13:02:58.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: The ESSA-5 satellite replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts. The spacecraft was an 18-sided polygon, 42 inches in diameter, 22 inches high and weighed 320 pounds; it was made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel then covered with 9100 solar cells, used to charge the 63 nickel-cadmium batteries. The two cameras were mounted 180 degrees opposite each other along the side of the cylindrical craft. The "cartwheel" configuration of the TIROS-9 was selected as the orbital configuration for the ESSA satellites. Therefore, a camera could be pointed at some point on Earth every time the satellite rotated along its axis. The spacecraft operating system was the same as on the TIROS-9. The craft was placed in its planned Sun-synchronous 102-degree inclination retrograde orbit. The ESSA-5 system transmitted images covering 2000-square mile areas with 2-mile resolution from every location once per day. The ESSA-5 satellite replaced ESSA-3 and provided cloud-cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing weather analyses and forecasts. The spacecraft was an 18-sided polygon, 42 inches in diameter, 22 inches high and weighed 320 pounds; it was made of aluminum alloy and stainless steel then covered with 9100 solar cells, used to charge the 63 nickel-cadmium batteries. The two cameras were mounted 180 degrees opposite each other along the side of the cylindrical craft. The "cartwheel" configuration of the TIROS-9 was selected as the orbital configuration for the ESSA satellites. Therefore, a camera could be pointed at some point on Earth every time the satellite rotated along its axis. The spacecraft operating system was the same as on the TIROS-9. The craft was placed in its planned Sun-synchronous 102-degree inclination retrograde orbit. The ESSA-5 system transmitted images covering 2000-square mile areas with 2-mile resolution from every location once per day. ESSA-5 Stats: Launch Date: April 20, 1967 Operational Period: 738 days until deactivated by NASA on February 20, 1970 Launch Vehicle: Thrust Augmented Three-Stage Delta Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Type: Weather Satellite language code: en);
  • 2018-11-14 10:39:12.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite 5 language code: en);
  • 2018-11-14 10:41:30.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: TOS-C language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8b67c88a-b62f-4585-a5d3-8e0005f42fd0

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