NIMBUS-4 Mission

Objectives and Applications

Mission Summary

Full Name
NIMBUS-4
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
15 Apr 1970
Mission Links
EOL Date
30 Sep 1980
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
107.1 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
99.9 deg
Orbit Altitude
1200 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
NORAD Catalog #
4362 (TLE)
International Designator

Mission Instruments

BUV - Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument
IRIS - Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer instrument

Mission Measurements