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Nimbus 2 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

Nimbus 2 2

Status

Success

DATE

15 MAY 1966

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

USA

Description

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.

Thor SLV-2A Agena B

Thor SLV-2A Agena B

USA

Rocket Description

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.

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