Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 3

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D — Thor family

Mission

Identical payload to the Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite which was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system less than a year before. It was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

• Type: Earth Science
• Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
• Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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