SATELLITES-------
ESSA-ESSA IX--------
ESSA-ESSA IX--------
Weather Satellites:
ESSA IX
ESSA IX - Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite IX
Launch date: February 26, 1969
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Three stage, thrust augmented, improved Delta
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To replace ESSA VII and provide cloud cover photography to the US's National Meteorological Center for the purpose of preparing operational weather analyses and forecasts.
ESSA IX - Environmental Science Services Administration Satellite IX
Launch date: February 26, 1969
Launch site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Three stage, thrust augmented, improved Delta
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To replace ESSA VII 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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