USAF Thor SLV-2 Agena B Nimbus 1

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2 Agena B Nimbus 1
Start: 1964-08-28T07:56:57.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor SLV-2 Agena B

Status

Success

Date

28 AUG 1964

07:56

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor SLV-2 Agena B

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

27.2 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

56 T

Thrust

756 kN