NASA Nimbus-4 Atmospheric Research Spacecraft
NASA’s fourth Nimbus Earth-observation orbiter, launched in 1970, made global atmospheric radiation, temperature, water-vapor, and ozone-profile observations and helped establish long-term satellite ozone monitoring.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Nimbus-4Nimbus 4Nimbus IVNimbus-D
- Family Name
- Nimbus 4
- Full Name
- NASA Nimbus-4 Atmospheric Research Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearchweather
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s fourth Nimbus Earth-observation orbiter, launched in 1970, made global atmospheric radiation, temperature, water-vapor, and ozone-profile observations and helped establish long-term satellite ozone monitoring.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/nimbus/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:48:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:44:22 UTC