Identical payload to the Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite which was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system less than a year before. It was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

Mission type: Earth Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · Provider: United States Air Force