Status
Failure
Nimbus B & EGRS-10
Launch Time
Sat May 18, 1968 08:23 UTC
Sat May 18, 1968 08:23 UTC
Incorrectly-installed yaw gyro led to loss of control. RSO T+101 seconds.
Rocket
Location
SLC-2E (75-1-1), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1968
45th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Agena
154th mission
5th mission of 1968
23rd failed mission