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- The Nimbus Technology satellite program was initiated by NASA in the early 1960's to develop an observational system capable of meeting the research and development needs of Earth scientists. The objectives of the program were to: develop advanced passive radiometric and spectrometric sensors for surveillance of the atmosphere and oceans; develop and evaluate new active and passive sensors for sounding the atmosphere and for mapping surface characteristics; develop advaced space technology and ground data processing techniques for meteorological and scientific research; and participate in global observation programs such as the World Weather Watch (WWW). Eight spacecraft were built, of which 7 were launched, with one failure, between 1964 and 1978. The Nimbus satellites were placed in polar orbits and acquired global data twice every 24 hours. ----------------- Entry taken from: Rao, P.K., S.J. Holmes, R.K. Anderson, J.S. Winston, and P.E. Lehr, Weather Satellites: Systems, Data, and Environmental Applications, American Meteorological Society, Boston, 1990. ISBN 0-933876-66-1 Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NIMBUS Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NIMBUS Short_Name: NIMBUS End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: NIMBUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-10-11 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/nimbus.html Online_Resource: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/nimbus Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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