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]