Key statistics
Satellite ESSA 5 at a glance.
Uptime
21422
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: 113.516 minutes
Inclination: 101.976 deg
SMA: 7766.032 km
Apoapsis: 1421.011 km
Periapsis: 1354.784 km
RAAN: 156.7018 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00426387
Argument of periapsis: 258.8505 deg
Mean anomaly: 275.376 deg
Mean motion: 12.68539419 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000031 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000088970344 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ESSA 5
TLE line 1: 1 02757U 67036A 25346.28162701 -.00000031 00000-0 88970-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 02757 101.9760 156.7018 0042639 258.8505 275.3760 12.68539419715272
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ESSA 5.
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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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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