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SuccessNimbus 3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Apr 14, 1969, 07:54 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Apr 14, 1969, 07:54 UTC – Monday, Apr 14, 1969, 07:54 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 3
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Identical payload to the Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite which was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system less than a year before. It 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.
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