LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Sat May 18 1968
United States Air Force
Nimbus B
Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Thorad SLV-2G Agena DDescription:
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Earth Science
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E