Nimbus 2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
15 May 1966, 7:55am
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Nimbus 2
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Polar Orbit
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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