the application of this organizational concept by adding marine life sciences to its portfolio of holistic study of the oceans and atmosphere alongside the earth sciences subordinated to ESSA. ESSA served as the prototype not only for NOAA but also for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which was established two months after NOAA, on 2 December 1970. ESSA's work in designing weather satellites and managing their missions was a major step forward both technologically and in terms of weather monitoring and prediction. It prompted further development of weather satellites in the exploration of their use, playing a major role in the development of modern weather satellites. See also National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Television Infrared Observation Satellite TIROS-1 TIROS-2 TIROS-3 TIROS-4 TIROS-5 TIROS-6 TIROS-7 TIROS-8 TIROS-9 TIROS-10 ESSA-1 ESSA-2 ESSA-3 ESSA-4 ESSA-5 ESSA-6 ESSA-7 ESSA-8 ESSA-9 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey References External links NOAA Central Library Our Nation and the Sea: A Plan For National Action Historic technical reports from the Environmental Science Services Administration (and other Federal agencies) are available in the Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) Government agencies established in 1965 Agencies of the United States government 1965 establishments in the United States 1970 disestablishments in the United States United States Department of Commerce Meteorological instrumentation and equipment Satellite meteorology Space agencies Meteorology research and field projects Government agencies disestablished in 1970