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Instruments of Nimbus 1. Nimbus 1 was launched on August 28, 1964, by a Thor-Agena rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States. The spacecraft functioned nominally until September 22, 1964. It re-entered Earth's atmosphere on May 16, 1974. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 1 hour and 38 minutes, at an inclination ...
The Nimbus satellites were launched aboard Thor-Agena rockets (Nimbus 1–4) and Delta rockets (Nimbus 5–7). Over a 20-year period from the launch of the first satellite, the Nimbus series of missions was the United States' primary research and development platform for satellite remote sensing of the Earth. The seven Nimbus satellites ...
Nimbus 2000, a flying broom from the Harry Potter series; Nimbus, a spaceship captained by Zapp Brannigan in the animated series Futurama; Nimbus III, a planet in the movie Star Trek V: The Final Frontier; Nimbus, a character in the video game Tornado Outbreak; Nimbus, a type of guided missile in the video game Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
[1] Project Nimbus has four planned phases: the first is purchasing and constructing the cloud infrastructure, the second is crafting government policy for moving operations onto the cloud, the third is moving operations to the cloud, and the fourth is implementing and optimizing cloud operations. [8]
Nimbus B was a meteorological satellite launched as part of the Nimbus program. It was released on May 18, 1968 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California, by means of a Thor-Agena launch vehicle, together with the SECOR 10 satellite. Nimbus B never achieved orbit because a malfunction in the booster guidance system forced the ...
The Nimbus EosXi is an Italian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for civilian use, developed and manufactured by NIMBUS Srl. [1] [2] EOS XI is a hybrid airship having a large, gas-filled delta wing which provides both aerostatic and aerodynamic lift, referred to by the manufacturer as a "metaplane". The cabin, tail assembly and propulsion ...
Nimbus 3 was launched on April 14, 1969, by a Thor-Agena rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, CA. The spacecraft functioned nominally until January 22, 1972. The satellite orbited the Earth once every 1 hour and 47 minutes, at an inclination of 99.9°. Its perigee was 1,075 kilometers (668 mi) and its apogee was 1,135 kilometers (705 ...
Nimbus 4 was nearly 3.7 metres (12 ft) tall, 1.45 metres (4.8 ft) in diameter at the base, and about 3 metres (9.8 ft) across with solar paddles extended. The torus-shaped sensor mount, which formed the satellite base, housed the electronics equipment and battery modules.