ESSA-8

Summary

ESSA-8 is a weather satellite^[1]. ESSA-8 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #27 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• ESSA-8's image is recorded as Essa 8.jpg^[3].
• ESSA-8's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[4].
• ESSA-8's operator is recorded as Environmental Science Services Administration^[5].
• ESSA-8's follows is recorded as ESSA-7^[6].
• ESSA-8's followed by is recorded as ESSA-9^[7].
• ESSA-8's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation^[8].
• ESSA-8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1968-114A^[9].
• ESSA-8's part of is recorded as TIROS Operational System^[10].
• ESSA-8's Commons category is recorded as ESSA 8^[11].
• ESSA-8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta N^[12].
• ESSA-8's SCN is recorded as 03615^[13].
• ESSA-8's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• ESSA-8's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[15].
• ESSA-8's powered by is recorded as nickel–cadmium battery^[16].
• ESSA-8's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[17].
• ESSA-8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1968-12-15T00:00:00Z^[18].
• ESSA-8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027hrr9^[19].
• ESSA-8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[20].
• ESSA-8's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[21].
• ESSA-8's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 East^[22].
• ESSA-8's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+56'}^[23].
• ESSA-8's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+298'}^[24].
• ESSA-8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+107'}^[25].
• ESSA-8's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "03615"]^[26].
• ESSA-8's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1968-114A^[27].

Why It Matters

ESSA-8 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #27 of 77).^[2] ESSA-8 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]