Nimbus 7
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Nimbus 7 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite. It was the seventh and last in a series of the Nimbus program.
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Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Weather satellite |
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Operator | NASA / NOAA |
COSPAR ID | 1978-098A |
SATCAT no. | 11080 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | RCA Astrospace |
Launch mass | 965 kilograms (2,127 lb)[1][2] |
Dry mass | 832 kilograms (1,834 lb) |
Dimensions | 3.04 m × 1.52 m × 3.96 m (10.0 ft × 5.0 ft × 13.0 ft) |
Power | 300 W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 24, 1978 08:14:01 (1978-10-24UTC08:14:01Z) UTC[3] |
Rocket | Delta-2910 630/D145 |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
End of mission | |
Last contact | August 1, 1994 (1994-09)[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Eccentricity | 0.001[1] |
Perigee altitude | 941 kilometers (585 mi)[1] |
Apogee altitude | 954 kilometers (593 mi)[1] |
Inclination | 99.15°[1] |
Period | 104 minutes[1] |
Epoch | 24 October 1978[1] |
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