ESSA 5

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ESSA 5 at a glance.

Uptime

21210

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

102.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ESSA 5.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ESSA 5

International designator: 1967-036A

Object number (NORAD): 2757

Object ID (CCSDS): 2757

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 113.517 minutes

Inclination: 101.9599 deg

SMA: 7766.049 km

Apoapsis: 1420.935 km

Periapsis: 1354.893 km

RAAN: 297.0765 deg

Eccentricy: 0.004252

Argument of periapsis: 315.2459 deg

Mean anomaly: 71.0388 deg

Mean motion: 12.68535325 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000049 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.0000032967 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 14, 2025, 5:20 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 14, 2025, 10:02 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ESSA 5

TLE line 1: 1 02757U 67036A 25134.41821981 -.00000049 00000-0 -32967-5 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 02757 101.9599 297.0765 0042520 315.2459 71.0388 12.68535325688419

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Real-time ground track for satellite ESSA 5.

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Associated space launch

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

ESSA 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E | ESSA 5’, on board a Thor Delta E space rocket.

The launch took place on April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.

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Launch to space Thor Delta E | ESSA 5
Thor Delta E | ESSA 5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Delta E

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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