RocketThorad SLV-2G Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2E
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 18, 1968, 08:23
- Launch designation
- 1968-F04
- Mission
- Nimbus B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 520/6221 (TA9)
- Flight code
- TAG154
- Year
- Launches in 1968
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 20 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.595 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1G
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimbus B | 1968-F04 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| EGRS 10 | 1968-F04 | Army Map Service, US Army Corps of Engineers | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.