| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
Nimbus-Delta |
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| Date : |
12/12/1972
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Title
Preparing Nimbus E on Delta Vehicle
Full Description
Nimbus E, the sixth spacecraft in the Nimbus series, is shown
preparing for launch on December 12, 1972 from the Western Test
Range (WTR), Space Launch Complex SLC-2, West, by the Thrust-
Augmented Delta vehicle. The satellite was placed in an
1100-kilometer run-synchronous nearly circular polar orbit. The
spacecraft was designated Nimbus 5 upon confirmation that it had
achieved successful orbit. The Delta launch vehicle family
started development in 1959. The Delta is composed of parts
from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its
first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was
launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful
enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary
transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial,
and military satellites into orbit. For more information about
Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins'
book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University
Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Keywords
Nimbus Delta launch vehicle Thor Vanguard, 72-HC-786
Subject Category
Delta
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
Nimbus-Delta
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00043
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: NASA
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