Nimbus 5, a NASA experimental weather and Earth-science satellite launched on a Delta 0900 from Vandenberg, carrying microwave radiometers for all-weather atmospheric sounding.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 715 kg
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Delta 0900 flights
- Date and time
- 11 December 1972, 07:56 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 0900
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1972-097
- Launches in 1972
- 104th of 113
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