Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-1
Outcome
Success
Flight
399/6201 (TA3)
COSPAR Designator
1964-052
Mission
Nimbus 1 (Earth Science)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
209 (34 YTD)
Site launches
143 (26 YTD)
Pad launches
18 (4 YTD)