Meteorological research instruments launched aboard NASA's Nimbus-F spacecraft are briefly described along with the Nimbus satellite program initiated to develop an observatory system capable of meeting the research and development needs of the nation's atmospheric and earth sciences program. The following aspects of the mission are described: spacecraft design, launch operations, sequence of orbital events, and operations control and tracking. The Global Atmospheric Research program is discussed in terms of the Nimbus-F experiments and atmospheric sounding instruments.


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    Title :

    Nimbus-F to carry advanced weather instruments


    Publication date :

    1975-06-08


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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