USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena B Nimbus 2

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena B Nimbus 2
Start: 1966-05-15T07:55:34.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor SLV-2A Agena B

Status

Success

Date

15 MAY 1966

07:55

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor SLV-2A 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

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

67 T

Thrust

1,571 kN