Nimbus B

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Nimbus B
Nimbus B final testing.jpg
Mission type Weather satellite
Operator NASA
COSPAR ID NIMBS-B
Mission durationLaunch failure
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer RCA Astrospace
Launch mass571.5 kilograms (1,260 lb) [1]
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 18, 1968, 08:23:00 (1968-05-18UTC08:23Z) UTC [2]
Rocket Thorad-SLV2G Agena-D
Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2E
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Epoch Planned [1]
←  Nimbus 2
Nimbus 3  →

Nimbus B was a meteorological satellite launched as part of the Nimbus program. It was released on May 18, 1968 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California, by means of a Thor-Agena launch vehicle, together with the SECOR 10 satellite. Nimbus B never achieved orbit because a malfunction in the booster guidance system forced the destruction of the spacecraft and its payload during launch.

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The Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator SNAP-19 RTG was salvaged from the water, refurbished and later flown on Nimbus 3. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nimbus B". National Space Science Data Center Master Catalog. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 5, 2018.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan C. "GCAT orbital launch log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nimbus B". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 5, 2018.


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