 Design of Nimbus 2 | |
| Mission type | Weather satellite |
|---|---|
| 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 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Thor-SLV2A Agena-B |
| Launch site | Vandenberg 75-1-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | January 17, 1969 |
| 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] |
Nimbus 2 (also called Nimbus-C) was a meteorological satellite. It was the second in a series of the Nimbus program.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Nimbus 2". National Space Science Data Center Master Catalog. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan C. "GCAT orbital launch log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
