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Nimbus weather satellites
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Nimbus_weather_satellites
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Earth observation satellite series
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSatellite
gptkb:Nimbus_1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Nimbus weather satellites
gptkbp:lastSatellite
gptkb:Nimbus_7
gptkbp:launchDate
1964
gptkbp:notableContributor
sea ice monitoring
climate research
ozone layer monitoring
global weather observation
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Total_Ozone_Mapping_Spectrometer_(TOMS)
gptkb:Advanced_Vidicon_Camera_System_(AVCS)
gptkb:High_Resolution_Infrared_Radiometer_(HRIR)
gptkb:Scanning_Radiometer
gptkbp:notableMission
Nimbus 4 detected ozone hole
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites
7
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType
polar orbit
gptkbp:purpose
meteorological research
gptkbp:status
retired
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:TIROS-N/NOAA_satellite_series
gptkbp:usedFor
gptkb:National_Weather_Service
climate scientists
environmental researchers
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Thor-Agena_D
gptkb:Thor_Agena_D
gptkb:Ball_Brothers_Research_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7