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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
62-Nimbus-5 |
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| Date : |
12/10/1972
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Title
Nimbus, Meteorological Satellite
Full Description
Nimbus-5 stabilization control prototype subsystem being
delicately balanced during development tests of NASA's
meteorological satellite. The tests were conducted at the General
Electric Valley Forge, Pennsylvania plant. Nimbus was a NASA
program to develop observation systems for atmospheric and Earth
science satellites. Nimbus-5 was launched on December 10, 1972,
from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and was operational
until March 29, 1983. The Horizon scanning equipment in the
spacecraft locates the Earth's horizon, as simulated by the forward
edge of the circular chamber, to keep it in proper position (pointed
at the Earth at all times) as it makes its flight around the Earth. The
first Nimbus was launched in 1964.
Keywords
Nimbus Earth Meteorological Satellite
Subject Category
Earth Science
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
62-Nimbus-5
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00030
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
72 |
90 |
18 |
Small |
JPEG |
513 |
640 |
265 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1202 |
1500 |
1,163 |
Large |
JPEG |
2403 |
3000 |
4,650 |
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