Nimbus 2
Thor SLV-2A Agena B
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Nimbus 2
Type: Earth Science
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.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
719 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thor SLV-2A Agena B – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 67 T
The Thor SLV-2A Agena B was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1963-06-29. Thor SLV-2A Agena B has 2 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 2 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
