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ESSA 8 Mission
completed
Launch 1968-114
Launched 12/15/1968
LEO
Service G
Sat SSO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
ESSA 8
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
NOAA POES / TIROS
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/15/1968
Launch ID
1968-114
Launch Profile
Sat SSO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Launch Vehicle
Thor Delta N
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2-East, Vandenberg AFB (Vandenberg AFB, California)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
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