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Nimbus 2

Success US Air Force, Thor SLV-2A Agena B

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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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to orbit0 km1,400 km downrange500 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Rocket and boosterThor SLV-2A Agena B
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Thor SLV-2A Agena B

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MissionEarth Science · PO

Earth Science · PO

What it put in orbit79 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
NIMBUS 2 1966-040A Payload 1091 × 1174 km · 100.5° Globe
THOR AGENA B R/B 1966-040B Rocket body 1080 × 1166 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040C Debris 983 × 1049 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040D Debris 929 × 991 km · 100.6° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040E Debris 947 × 984 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040F Debris 996 × 1031 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040G Debris 984 × 1062 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040H Debris 959 × 1035 km · 100.3° Globe
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NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040J Debris 900 × 958 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040K Debris 871 × 915 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040L Debris 1002 × 1077 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040M Debris 1013 × 1091 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AL Debris 968 × 1031 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040N Debris 1136 × 1197 km · 99.7° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040P Debris 976 × 1075 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040Q Debris 993 × 1038 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040R Debris 1029 × 1106 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040S Debris 936 × 1003 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040T Debris 1010 × 1094 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040U Debris 1037 × 1113 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040V Debris 941 × 1018 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040W Debris 979 × 1044 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040X Debris 984 × 1047 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040Y Debris 1029 × 1111 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040Z Debris 967 × 1088 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AA Debris 862 × 924 km · 100.1° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AB Debris 937 × 1001 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AC Debris 955 × 1019 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AD Debris 1072 × 1128 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AE Debris 889 × 938 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AF Debris 1021 × 1098 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AG Debris 919 × 993 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AH Debris 872 × 917 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AJ Debris 900 × 949 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AK Debris 1028 × 1095 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AM Debris 764 × 795 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AN Debris 1022 × 1094 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AP Debris 1029 × 1094 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AQ Debris 1022 × 1114 km · 100.6° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AR Debris 1038 × 1098 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AS Debris 992 × 1081 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AT Debris 1034 × 1107 km · 100.6° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AU Debris 1018 × 1102 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AV Debris 1040 × 1103 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AW Debris 1023 × 1118 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AX Debris 1043 × 1111 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AY Debris 1033 × 1113 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040AZ Debris 944 × 1022 km · 100.7° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BA Debris 988 × 1073 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BB Debris 1047 × 1120 km · 100.5° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BC Debris 1047 × 1115 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BD Debris 1029 × 1118 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BE Debris 1057 × 1119 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BF Debris 1000 × 1059 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BG Debris 1081 × 1176 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BH Debris 1048 × 1120 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BJ Debris 1058 × 1119 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BK Debris 1042 × 1106 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BL Debris 1058 × 1112 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BM Debris 1046 × 1095 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BN Debris 1054 × 1134 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BP Debris 1052 × 1117 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BQ Debris 1083 × 1157 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BR Debris 1092 × 1164 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BS Debris 1048 × 1090 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BT Debris 1055 × 1123 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BU Debris 1061 × 1114 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BV Debris 1011 × 1074 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BW Debris 1060 × 1154 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BX Debris 1060 × 1144 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BY Debris 1044 × 1118 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040BZ Debris 1061 × 1147 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CA Debris 1059 × 1153 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CB Debris 1071 × 1148 km · 100.4° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CC Debris 1061 × 1134 km · 100.3° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CD Debris 1061 × 1124 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CE Debris 1057 × 1121 km · 100.2° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CF Debris 1011 × 1079 km · 100.6° Globe
NIMBUS 2 DEB 1966-040CG Debris 1064 × 1144 km · 100.3° Globe

COSPAR ID 1966-040. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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