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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Delta 0900: Nimbus 5
Satellite used to test advanced meteorological sensor systems
Monday, 11 December 1972
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleDelta 0900
Vehicle FamilyDelta
Vehicle Record2 of 2 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 2W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#106
Agency Launches This Year#25
Launches From This Pad99
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Delta 0900
The Delta 0100 series, also Delta 100, 0300 or 300 series, was an American expendable launch system which conducted orbital launches between 1968 and 1972. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets, and the first to be designated using a four digit numerical code. Two variants were flown, individually designated Delta 0300 and Delta 0900.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2W · 34.7556°N 120.6224°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.