In orbitRocket body

THOR AGENA B R/B

NORAD: 2174
COSPAR: 1966-040B

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Spacecraft

Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Agena B
Mass at launch: 600 kg
Dry mass: 600 kg
Length: 6.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 6.3 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02174, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-05-15
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena B
Flight: Nimbus 2
Mission name: Nimbus C
Launch site: V, 75-1-1
Launched by: LERC/AFSSD
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-040

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-040, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-05-15
Period: 107.8 min
Inclination: 100.33°
Apogee: 1,166 km
Perigee: 1,080 km
Radar cross-section: 4.6871 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris77 in total, 77 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit