Nimbus 7 Earth-observing spacecraft
NASA’s final Nimbus Earth-observing spacecraft, launched in 1978, collected measurements of ozone, the stratosphere, ocean conditions, global weather, and Earth’s radiation environment until 1994.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Nimbus 7Nimbus VIINimbus-7 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Nimbus 7
- Full Name
- Nimbus 7 Earth-observing spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearchweather
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s final Nimbus Earth-observing spacecraft, launched in 1978, collected measurements of ozone, the stratosphere, ocean conditions, global weather, and Earth’s radiation environment until 1994.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Last Flight Year
- 1,994
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:15:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:54:02 UTC