Nimbus B
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nimbus-b-308-11858992
title:
Nimbus B
text:
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 SECOR 10 satellite. Nimbus B never achieved orbit because 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
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U.S. meteorological satellite, lost in a launch failure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_B
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date modified:
2024-04-09T13:09:49Z
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