Nimbus B, a NASA/NOAA experimental meteorological satellite with SNAP-19 RTG and SECOR 10 geodesy secondary, destroyed when Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D guidance failed after liftoff from Vandenberg SLC-2E; the RTG was recovered and later flown on Nimbus 3.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 12th
- of 30 Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 18 May 1968, 08:23 UTC
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- Launches in 1968
- 45th of 128