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Nimbus 6 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of the Nimbus program.
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1975-052A |
SATCAT no. | 7924 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 827 kg (1,823 lb) |
Dry mass | 586 kg (1,292 lb) |
Dimensions | 3.04 m × 1.52 m × 3.96 m (10.0 ft × 5.0 ft × 13.0 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 12, 1975, 08:12:01[1] | UTC
Rocket | Delta 2910 577/D93 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
End of mission | |
Last contact | March 29, 1983[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 1,093 kilometers (679 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 679 kilometers (422 mi) |
Inclination | 100° |
Period | 107 minutes |
Epoch | June 12, 1975 |
Launch
editNimbus 6 was launched on June 12, 1975, by a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 107 minutes, at an inclination of 100°. Its perigee was 1,093 kilometers (679 mi) and its apogee was 1,101 kilometers (684 mi).[3]
Instruments
edit- Earth Radiation Budget (ERB)
- Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR)
- High-Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS)
- Limb Radiance Inversion Radiometer (LRIR)
- Pressure Modulated Radiometer (PMR)
- Scanning Microwave Spectrometer (SCAMS)
- Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer (THIR)
- Tracking and Data Relay Experiment (T+DRE)
- Tropical Wind Energy Conversion and Reference Level Experiment (TWERLE)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McDowell, Jonathan C. "GCAT orbital launch log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Satellite: Nimbus-6". OSCAR - Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool. World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Nimbus 6". National Space Science Data Center. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved June 5, 2018.