USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Nimbus 4

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Nimbus 4
Start: 1970-04-08T08:17:56.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Status

Success

Date

8 APR 1970

08:17

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Meteorological research and development satellite

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

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

32.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

91 T

Thrust

1,444 kN