Nimbus weather satellite program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nimbus_weather_satellite_program
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:firstSatellite gptkb:Nimbus_1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nimbus weather satellite program
gptkbp:lastSatellite gptkb:Nimbus_7
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1978-10-24
gptkbp:launchDate 1964-08-28
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:satellite
gptkb:Thor-Agena
Thorad-Agena
gptkbp:notableAchievement sea surface temperature measurement
first global mapping of ozone layer
improved hurricane tracking
gptkbp:notableContributor sea ice monitoring
ozone layer monitoring
global weather data collection
Earth observation technology development
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Scanning_Radiometer
Advanced Vidicon Camera System
Coastal Zone Color Scanner (Nimbus 7)
Earth Radiation Budget (Nimbus 7)
Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (Nimbus 7)
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Nimbus_1
gptkb:Nimbus_7
Nimbus 2
Nimbus 3
Nimbus 4
Nimbus 5
Nimbus 6
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 7
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType polar orbit
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:TIROS_program
gptkbp:purpose meteorological observation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Earth_Observing_System
gptkb:TIROS_program
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Earth_Observing_System
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:US_Weather_Bureau
international meteorological agencies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_W._Townsend_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7