Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2
Status: Success | Launched: May 15, 1966 07:55 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena B — Thor family
Mission
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.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.