Nimbus 3
Nimbus 3 was a dedicated Earth-observing mission in the NASA Nimbus series, expanding global meteorological and atmospheric measurements with a broad scientific instrument suite.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Nimbus B2Nimbus-3
- Name
- Nimbus 3
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Nimbus 3 was a dedicated Earth-observing mission in the NASA Nimbus series, expanding global meteorological and atmospheric measurements with a broad scientific instrument suite.
- Destination
- Near-circular, Sun-synchronous polar Earth orbit at approximately 1,085 km perigee and 1,143 km apogee (99.9° inclination; 107.3-minute period)
- End Date
- 1972-01-22
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1969-04-14
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:28:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 09:02:13 UTC
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