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ESSA 3 (TOS-A)
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
October 2, 1966 at 10:39 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta E →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
ESSA 3
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,486 km
Periapsis
1,386 km
Inclination
101.08°
Orbital period
114.57 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-087A
NORAD catalog №
2435
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.7561 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational