1966 · United States Air Force
Nimbus 2
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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.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 15, 1966 at 07:55 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E
- Mission
- Nimbus 2
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Polar Orbit