Nimbus_6 Knowpia

Nimbus 6
	Artist rendering of the Nimbus 6
Mission type	Weather satellite
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 UTC
Rocket	Delta 2910 577/D93
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
Last contact	March 29, 1983
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
	Nimbus program ← Nimbus 5 Nimbus 7 →

Nimbus 6 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of the Nimbus program.

Launch edit

Nimbus 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)

References 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.