Nimbus 3 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
14 Apr 1969, 7:54am
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Nimbus 3
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Identical payload to the Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite which was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system less than a year before. It 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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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