Nimbus 6

Former U.S. meteorological satellite

Nimbus 6
Spacecraft properties
Artist rendering of the Nimbus 6

Mission type	Weather satellite
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1975-052A
SATCAT no.	7924


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 (1975-06-12UTC08:12:01) UTC^[1]
Rocket	Delta 2910 577/D93
Launch site	Vandenberg SLC-2W


End of mission
Last contact	March 29, 1983 (1983-03-30)^[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

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

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)

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.

External links

Live Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions: Nimbus 6 N2YO.com

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Orbital launches in 1975

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Kosmos 702
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Kosmos 705
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Starlette
SMS-2
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Intelsat IV F-6
Taiyo
Kosmos 710
Kosmos 711
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Kosmos 713
Kosmos 714
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Kosmos 717
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OPS 2439
Kosmos 719
Kosmos 720
Kosmos 721
Nauka-5KSA No.4
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Interkosmos 13
Meteor-M No.31
Kosmos 723
Soyuz 7K-T No.39
Kosmos 724
Kosmos 725
GEOS-3
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RM-20
Molniya-3 No.12
Kosmos 727
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OPS 4883
Aryabhata
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Molniya-1-29
Explorer 53
Anik A3
Polluz
Castor
OPS 9435
OPS 9436
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Nauka-9KS No.2
Intelsat IV F-1
OPS 6226
Soyuz 18
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Kosmos 738
Kosmos 739
Kosmos 740
Kosmos 741
DS-U3-IK No.5
Kosmos 742
Molniya-1 No.24
SRET-2
Venera 9
OPS 6381
P-226-1
Nimbus 6
Kosmos 743
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OPS 4966
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OSO-8
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Satcom 1
OPS 3165
Ji Shu Shiyan Weixing 2
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Molniya-2-15
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Meteor No.38
Molniya-3 No.15

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( | ). Crewed flights are indicated in underline. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in (brackets).