Nimbus 6

Nimbus 6 (also called Nimbus F) was a meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of the Nimbus program.

Launch

Nimbus 6 was launched on 12 June 1975, by a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 107,30 minutes, at an inclination of 100,00°. Its perigee was and its apogee was .

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).

See also

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

References

External links

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