Thor SLV-2 Agena B | Nimbus 1
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 28, 1964 07:56 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena B — Thor family
Mission
Nimbus 1, the first in a series of second-generation meteorological research-and-development satellites, was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced meteorological sensor systems and for collecting meteorological data.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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