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FailureNimbus B · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, May 18, 1968, 08:23 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, May 18, 1968, 08:23 UTC – Saturday, May 18, 1968, 08:23 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Nimbus B
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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.
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