United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena BSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nimbus 1
Launched
August 28, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Nimbus 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena B from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 28, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 209th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 354th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thor SLV-2 Agena B flight. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Nimbus 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 431 × 946 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thor SLV-2 Agena B flightUnited States Air Force's 209th launch34th this yearhumanity's 354th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimbus 1 · NORAD 872 · 1964-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-052A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-28 20:27:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.63704304 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0364304
- Inclination
- 98.6683°
- Ascending node
- 150.7002°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.4924°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.1758°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Nimbus 1 · NORAD 872 · re-entered May 16, 1974
Agena B 6201 · re-entered August 13, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 4th this year · 143rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nimbus 1 launch?
Nimbus 1 launched on August 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimbus 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimbus 1?
Thor SLV-2 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Nimbus 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nimbus 1 reach?
Nimbus 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 431 × 946 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did Nimbus 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).