Nimbus 4 (Nimbus D), a NASA/NOAA experimental weather satellite with IRIS atmospheric sounder, plus U.S. Army Topo 1 geodesy satellite. Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D from Vandenberg SLC-2E on 8 April 1970.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- PO
- Polar orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 637 kg
- Flight
- 27th
- of 30 Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 8 April 1970, 08:17 UTC
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1970-025
- Launches in 1970
- 27th of 124
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