Category:ESSA 8

**ESSA-8**
	former American weather satellite
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Instance of	weather satellite (decommissioned);
Part of	TIROS Operational System;
Country of origin	United States;
Operator	Environmental Science Services Administration;
Start point	Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East;
Manufacturer	RCA Corporation;
Space launch vehicle	Delta N (Thor 532/D-062);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	15 December 1968 (17:21:04);
Type of orbit	Sun-synchronous orbit;
Significant event	rocket launch (1968, Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East); service retirement (1976);
Powered by	spacecraft solar array (solar cell); nickel–cadmium battery (21);
Mass	298 kg;
Diameter	107 cm;
Height	56 cm;
Follows	ESSA-7;
Followed by	ESSA-9;
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