United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Nimbus B

Launched

May 18, 1968

Launch Failure

Image: NASA

Summary

Nimbus B launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 18, 1968. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 446th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 833rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · United States Air Force
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Milestone: 12th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 446th launch13th this yearhumanity's 833rd orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

The Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

35th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 2nd this year · 297th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

127 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Nimbus B launch?

Nimbus B launched on May 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Nimbus B?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Nimbus B?

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet

Where did Nimbus B launch from?

Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit was Nimbus B going to?

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a earth science mission.