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Nimbus 5

Success US Air Force, Delta 0900

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Satellite used to test advanced meteorological sensor systems

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Rocket and boosterDelta 0900
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Delta 0900

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MissionEarth Science · LEO

Earth Science · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
NIMBUS 5 1972-097A Payload 1087 × 1100 km · 99.8° Globe
DELTA 1 R/B 1972-097B Rocket body 1101 × 1514 km · 99.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 1972-097. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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