SATELLITES-------
ESSA-ESSA VII--------
ESSA-ESSA VII--------
Weather Satellites:
ESSA VII
ESSA VII - Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite VII
Launch date: August 16, 1968
Launch site: Vandenberg AFB, California
Launch vehicle: Two stage long tank Delta
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To replace ESSA V and provide cloud cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing operational weather analyses and forecasts.
ESSA VII - Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite VII
Launch date: August 16, 1968
Launch site: Vandenberg AFB, California
Launch vehicle: Two stage long tank Delta
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To replace ESSA V and provide cloud cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing operational weather analyses and forecasts.
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