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Nimbus 1
Thor SLV-2 Agena B · Earth Science
1964Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2 Agena B
- Orbit
- PO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 2E
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2