Objectives and Applications
Full Name
NIMBUS-3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
14 Apr 1969
Mission Links
EOL Date
22 Jan 1972
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
107.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
101.1 deg
Orbit Altitude
1232 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
IRIS - Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer instrument |