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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Preparing Nimbus E on Delta Vehicle
Title
Preparing Nimbus E on Delta Vehicle
Title
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Full Description:
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Nimbus E, the sixth spacecraft in the Nimbus series, is shown preparing for launch on December 12, 1972 from the Western Test Range (WTR), Space Launch Complex SLC-2, West, by the Thrust- Augmented Delta vehicle. The satellite was placed in an 1100-kilometer run-synchronous nearly circular polar orbit. The spacecraft was designated Nimbus 5 upon confirmation that it had achieved successful orbit. The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta is composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
Full_Description
Nimbus E, the sixth spacecraft in the Nimbus series, is shown preparing for launch on December 12, 1972 from the Western Test Range (WTR), Space Launch Complex SLC-2, West, by the Thrust- Augmented Delta vehicle. The satellite was placed in an 1100-kilometer run-synchronous nearly circular polar orbit. The spacecraft was designated Nimbus 5 upon confirmation that it had achieved successful orbit. The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta is composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first Delta was launched from Cape Canaveral on May 13, 1960 and was powerful enough to deliver a 100-pound spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit. Delta has been used to launch civil, commercial, and military satellites into orbit. For more information about Delta, please see Chapter 3 in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins' book To Reach the High Frontier published by The University Press of Kentucky in 2002.
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Date:
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12/12/1972
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NASA Center:
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Headquarters
NASA_Center
Headquarters
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Delta
Subject_Category
Delta
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Nimbus
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Keywords:
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Delta
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Keywords:
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launch
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Keywords:
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vehicle
Keywords
vehicle
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Thor
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Keywords:
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Vanguard,
Keywords
Vanguard,
Keywords
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Keywords:
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72-HC-786
Keywords
72-HC-786
Keywords
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Polar
facet_what
Polar
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Nimbus 5
facet_what
Nimbus 5
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Kentucky
facet_where
Kentucky
facet_where
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facet_when:
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1959
facet_when
1959
facet_when
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facet_when:
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2002
facet_when
2002
facet_when
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facet_when:
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May 13, 1960
facet_when
May 13, 1960
facet_when
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facet_when:
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December 12, 1972
facet_when
December 12, 1972
facet_when
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facet_when:
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12-12-1972
facet_when
12-12-1972
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1960
facet_when_year
1960
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1959
facet_when_year
1959
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1972
facet_when_year
1972
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2002
facet_when_year
2002
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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Nimbus-Delta
Image_#
Nimbus-Delta
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 043
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2003-00 043
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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Nimbus-Delta
Center_Number
Nimbus-Delta
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2003-00043
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2003-00043
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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NASA
Original_Source
NASA
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