Objectives and Applications
Full Name
NIMBUS-4
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Apr 1970
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Sep 1980
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
107.1 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
99.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
1200 km
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
BUV - Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument |
| IRIS - Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer instrument |