Mission record
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 18 May 1968 08:23:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#833 ever
Mission
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.