ESSA 9 (TOS-G), the last ESSA/TOS operational weather satellite, providing day/night cloud-cover imaging from sun-synchronous orbit. Thor-Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral LC-17B lofted it on 26 February 1969 for ESSA/NOAA.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 157 kg
- Flight
- 15th
- of 17 Thor Delta E1 flights
- Date and time
- 26 February 1969, 07:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Delta E1
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1969-016
- Launches in 1969
- 21st of 125
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