Category:ESSA 3

**ESSA-3**
	former American weather satellite
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Instance of	weather satellite (decommissioned);
Part of	TIROS Operational System;
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	Environmental Science Services Administration;
Start point	Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East;
Manufacturer	RCA Corporation;
Space launch vehicle	Delta E (Thor 463/D-041);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	2 October 1966 (10:39:03);
Type of orbit	Sun-synchronous orbit;
Significant event	rocket launch (1966, Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 East); breakdown (radiometer, 1967); breakdown (camera, 1967); breakdown (camera, 1968); service retirement (1968);
Powered by	spacecraft solar array (solar cell); nickel–cadmium battery (21);
Mass	145 kg;
Diameter	107 cm;
Height	56 cm;
Follows	ESSA-2;
Followed by	ESSA-4;
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