Objectives and Applications
Full Name
NIMBUS-6
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
12 Jun 1975
Mission Links
EOL Date
29 Mar 1983
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
107.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
99.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
1101 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
LRIR - Limb Radiance Inversion Radiometer instrument |