Nimbus B
U.S. meteorological satellite, lost in a launch failure
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Nimbus B
Summary
Nimbus B is a weather satellite[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #28 of 77).[2]
Key Facts
- Nimbus B's image is recorded as HD.6D.221 (10822739774).jpg[3].
- Nimbus B's instance of is recorded as weather satellite[4].
- Nimbus B's instance of is recorded as technology demonstration spacecraft[5].
- Nimbus B's instance of is recorded as former entity[6].
- Nimbus B's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
- Nimbus B's operator is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[8].
- Nimbus B's follows is recorded as Nimbus 2[9].
- Nimbus B's followed by is recorded as Nimbus 3[10].
- Nimbus B's manufacturer is recorded as RCA Corporation[11].
- Nimbus B's part of is recorded as Nimbus program[12].
- Nimbus B's Commons category is recorded as Nimbus B[13].
- Nimbus B's space launch vehicle is recorded as Thorad-Agena D[14].
- Nimbus B's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
- Nimbus B's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[16].
- Nimbus B's powered by is recorded as radioisotope thermoelectric generator[17].
- Nimbus B's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1968-05-18T00:00:00Z[18].
- Nimbus B's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
- Nimbus B's significant event is recorded as launch failure[20].
- Nimbus B's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2 East[21].
- Nimbus B's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+571'}[22].
- Nimbus B's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11ghsjp5bp[23].
- Nimbus B's NSSDCA ID is recorded as NIMBS-B[24].
Why It Matters
Nimbus B draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (weather_satellite category, ranking #28 of 77).[2]