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SuccessNimbus 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, May 15, 1966, 07:55 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, May 15, 1966, 07:55 UTC – Sunday, May 15, 1966, 07:55 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Nimbus 2
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
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.
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