Nimbus 6
Former U.S. meteorological satellite
![]() Artist rendering of the Nimbus 6 | |
Names | Nimbus F |
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Mission type | Weather satellite |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1975-052A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 07924 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 827 kg (1,823 lb) |
Dry mass | 585 kg (1,290 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 | 12 June 1975, 08:12:01 (1975-06-12UTC08:12:01) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Delta 2910 (577/D93) |
Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-2W |
Contractor | McDonnell Douglas |
End of mission | |
Last contact | 29 March 1983 (1983-03-30)[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 1,093 kilometers (679 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,101 kilometers (684 mi) |
Inclination | 100,00° |
Period | 107,30 minutes |
Nimbus program ← Nimbus 5 Nimbus 7 → |
Nimbus 6 (also called Nimbus F) was a meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of the Nimbus program.
Launch
Nimbus 6 was launched on 12 June 1975, by a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 107,30 minutes, at an inclination of 100,00°. Its perigee was 1,093 kilometers (679 mi) and its apogee was 1,101 km (684 mi).[3]
Instruments
- 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
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan C. "GCAT orbital launch log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Satellite: Nimbus-6". OSCAR - Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool. World Meteorological Organization. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Nimbus 6". National Space Science Data Center. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Live Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions: Nimbus 6 N2YO.com
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