Key statistics
Satellite ESSA 9 (TOS-G) at a glance.
Uptime
20704
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
101.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ESSA 9 (TOS-G).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ESSA 9 (TOS-G)
International designator: 1969-016A
Object number (NORAD): 3764
Object ID (CCSDS): 3764
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.213 minutes
Inclination: 101.4017 deg
SMA: 7843.223 km
Apoapsis: 1505.075 km
Periapsis: 1425.101 km
RAAN: 311.752 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0050983
Argument of periapsis: 192.865 deg
Mean anomaly: 322.2375 deg
Mean motion: 12.4985877 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000045 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000018575 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ESSA 9 (TOS-G)
TLE line 1: 1 3764U 69016A 25306.49605458 -.00000045 00000-0 -18575-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 3764 101.4017 311.7520 0050983 192.8650 322.2375 12.49858770959504
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ESSA 9 (TOS-G).
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 9 (TOS-G) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 9’, on board a Thor Delta E1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 26, 1969, 7:47 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor Delta E1 | ESSA 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 26, 1969, 7:47 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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