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Nimbus 6
Artist rendering of the Nimbus 6
Mission type
Weather satellite
Operator
NASA
COSPAR ID
1975-052A
SATCAT no.
7924
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
RCA Astrospace
Launch mass
827 kg (1,823 lb)
Dry mass
586 kg (1,292 lb)
Dimensions
3.04 m × 1.52 m × 3.96 m (10.0 ft × 5.0 ft × 13.0 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date
June 12, 1975, 08:12:01 (1975-06-12UTC08:12:01) UTC[1]
Rocket
Delta 2910 577/D93
Launch site
Vandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
Last contact
March 29, 1983 (1983-03-30)[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Low Earth
Perigee altitude
1,093 kilometers (679 mi)
Apogee altitude
679 kilometers (422 mi)
Inclination
100°
Period
107 minutes
Epoch
June 12, 1975
Nimbus program
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Nimbus 6 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite. It was the sixth in a series of the Nimbus program.
^McDowell, Jonathan C. "GCAT orbital launch log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^"Satellite: Nimbus-6". OSCAR - Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool. World Meteorological Organization. July 28, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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