Nimbus 1
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
United States Air Force
Mission
Nimbus 1
Type: Earth Science
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.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
714 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena B – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 27.2 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 56 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 400 kg
The Thor SLV-2 Agena B was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1964-01-25. Thor SLV-2 Agena B has 3 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
