Nimbus B
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
United States Air Force
Mission
Nimbus B
Type: Earth Science
The Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite 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.
Location
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
707 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D – McDonnell Douglas
Family: Thor
Length: 32.9 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Launch Mass: 91 T
The Thorad SLV-2G Agena D was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1966-08-09. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D has 29 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 30 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
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
