Nimbus B

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Nimbus B
Mission typeWeather satellite
OperatorNASA
COSPAR IDNIMBS-B
Mission durationLaunch failure
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerRCA Astrospace
Launch mass571.5 kilograms (1,260 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 18, 1968, 00:00 (1968-05-18Z) UTC
RocketThorad-SLV2G Agena-D
Launch siteVandenberg SLC-2E
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
EpochPlanned[1]
 

Nimbus B was a meteorological satellite launched as part of the Nimbus program. It was released on May 18, 1968 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California, by means of a Thor-Agena launch vehicle, together with the satellite. Nimbus B never achieved orbit because of a malfunction in the booster guidance system forced the destruction of the spacecraft and its payload during launch.

The Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator SNAP-19 RTG was salvaged from the water, refurbished and later flown on Nimbus 3.[2]

Intact SNAP-19 fuel capsule is shown among debris on Pacific Ocean floor resulting from aborted launch of a Nimbus B.

Instruments[]

  • High Data Rate Storage System (DHRSS)
  • High and Medium-Resolution Infrared Radiometers (HRIR/MRIR)
  • Image Dissector Camera System (IDCS)
  • Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer (IRIS)
  • Monitor of Ultraviolet Solar Energy (MUSE)
  • Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (SNAP-19)
  • Real-time transmission System (RTTS)
  • Satellite Infrared Spectrometer (SIRS)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Nimbus B". National Space Science Data Center Master Catalog. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved 5 June 2018. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Nimbus B". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 5, 2018.


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