Tuesday, July 18, 2000

ESSA 8

  1968-114A


ESSA 8 was another APT satellite, launched by Delta N from Space Launch Complex 2-East at Vandenberg at 1721 on 1968 Dec 15. In 1971 it was reactivated to replace ITOS 1 and NOAA 1 and it was retired on 1976 Mar 6. 


ESSA 8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Dec 15  1721:04  Launch by Delta N  V SLC2E 
  SRM sep 
 1724:47 T+3:43 MECO 
  St 1 sep 
 1725 SES-1 5:58.4 
 1731 SECO-1, coast 51:04 
 1822? SES-2, 0:11.8 
 1822? SECO-2 
 1824?  St 2 sep 
 1825? Despin? 
 1826  Equator crossing 
1968 Dec 15    114.83 1433 x 1462 x 101.90 
1971 Jul 29 Reactivated 
1976 Mar 6   Decommissioned 

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