Also called:
TOS-G
Date of launch (location):
Feb. 26, 1969 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta E
Weight (kg):
157
Shape:
Cylindrical
Dimensions (m):
1.07, diameter
0.57, height
Power source:
solar cells plus NiCd
batteries
Responsible NASA center:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Prime contractor:
RCA
Project manager:
William W. Jones
Objectives:
Operational meteorological satellite
(global cloud cover information); ESSA project.
Equipment:
2 Automatic Vidicon Camera Systems
(AVCS)
Results:
Successful; last of TOS series;
launched in response to failure of one of ESSA 7s
cameras.
Reference: NASA, "ESSA 9 Mission Operations Report," S-602-69-10, Dec. 2, 1969