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1966 · United States Air Force

Nimbus 2

successThor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2

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.

Overview

Date / time
May 15, 1966 at 07:55 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission
Nimbus 2
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor SLV-2A Agena B →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

NIMBUS 2
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