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Starlink Group 15-20
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 22, 2026
Time (UTC)07:25 AM UTC
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Nimbus 3
Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E
Monday, April 14, 1969 · 07:54 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadNimbus 3
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.752°N
- Longitude
- 120.619°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
07:54 AM UTC - 07:54 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
