Nimbus 2
Former U.S. meteorological satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C) was a meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1966-040A |
SATCAT no. | 2173 |
Mission duration | 2 years and 8 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 413.70 kilograms (912.1 lb)[1] |
Dimensions | 3.7 m × 1.5 m × 3.0 m (12.1 ft × 4.9 ft × 9.8 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | May 15, 1966, 07:55:34 (1966-05-15UTC07:55:34Z) UTC[2] |
Rocket | Thor-SLV2A Agena-B |
Launch site | Vandenberg 75-1-1 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | January 17, 1969 (1969-01-18) |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.03595[1] |
Perigee altitude | 429 kilometers (267 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 937 kilometers (582 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 98.66°[1] |
Period | 98.42 minutes[1] |
Epoch | August 28, 1964[1] |
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