Nimbus 3

Summary

Nimbus 3 is a weather satellite^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #22 of 77).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nimbus 3's image is recorded as Nimbus-3.jpg^[3].
• Nimbus 3's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[4].
• Nimbus 3's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft^[5].
• Nimbus 3's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Nimbus 3's operator is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[7].
• Nimbus 3's follows is recorded as Nimbus B^[8].
• Nimbus 3's followed by is recorded as Nimbus 4^[9].
• Nimbus 3's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation^[10].
• Nimbus 3's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1969-037A^[11].
• Nimbus 3's part of is recorded as Nimbus program^[12].
• Nimbus 3's Commons category is recorded as Nimbus 3^[13].
• Nimbus 3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thorad-Agena D^[14].
• Nimbus 3's SCN is recorded as 03890^[15].
• Nimbus 3's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Nimbus 3's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[17].
• Nimbus 3's powered by is recorded as radioisotope thermoelectric generator^[18].
• Nimbus 3's type of orbit is recorded as polar orbit^[19].
• Nimbus 3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1969-04-14T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Nimbus 3's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +1972-01-22T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Nimbus 3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[22].
• Nimbus 3's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry^[23].
• Nimbus 3's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 East^[24].
• Nimbus 3's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+576'}^[25].
• Nimbus 3's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1pxxnwypf^[26].
• Nimbus 3's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Satellite", "03890"]^[27].

Why It Matters

Nimbus 3 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #22 of 77).^[2]