Objectives and Applications
The Nimbus 5 research-and-development satellite was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced meteorological sensor systems and collecting meteorological and geological data on a global scale.
Full Name
Nimbus 5
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
11 Dec 1972
Mission Links
EOL Date
29 Mar 1983
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
ESMR (Nimbus-5) - Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| ITPR - Infrared Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| NEMS - Nimbus-E Microwave Sounder |
| SCMR - Surface Composition Mapping Radiometer |
| SCR (Nimbus-5)
- Selective Chopper Radiometer |
| THIR - Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer |