Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2

Launch information

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Mission description

Nimbus 2, the second in a series of second-generation meteorological research-and-development satellites, added an additional medium-resolution infrared radiometer (MRIR) compared to Nimbus 1.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2’.

Launch image Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: May 15, 1966, 7:55 a.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Nimbus 2 (PO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor SLV-2A Agena B

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
2173 NIMBUS 2 SSO 100.57 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#561

To this date

Location Launch

#216

To this date

Pad Launch

#26

To this date

Agency Launch

#321

To this date

Orbital Launch

#45

Year 1966

Location Launch

#17

Year 1966

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1966

Agency Launch

#22

Year 1966

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