NASA Nimbus-6 Meteorological Spacecraft
NASA’s sixth Nimbus Earth-observation orbiter, launched in 1975, advanced satellite atmospheric-temperature sounding at multiple altitudes and supported weather forecasting and the Global Atmospheric Research Program.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Nimbus-6Nimbus 6Nimbus FNimbus-VI
- Family Name
- Nimbus 6
- Full Name
- NASA Nimbus-6 Meteorological Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearchweather
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s sixth Nimbus Earth-observation orbiter, launched in 1975, advanced satellite atmospheric-temperature sounding at multiple altitudes and supported weather forecasting and the Global Atmospheric Research Program.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/nimbus/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:52:44 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:54:20 UTC