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Nimbus 3
Thorad SLV-2G Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E
Monday, April 14, 1969 · 07:54 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
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
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.752°N, 120.619°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
