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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.
Launch
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
- 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 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.
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