Nimbus 3 (also called Nimbus-B2) was a meteorological satellite. It was the third in a series of the Nimbus program. Nimbus 3 was launched on April 14...
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Look up nimbus or Nimbus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nimbus, from the Latin for "dark cloud", is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified...
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Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 is a glider built by Schempp-Hirth. The Nimbus-3 uses carbon-fibre extensively and has a new wing profile compared with the Nimbus-2. It...
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The Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft launched between 1964 and 1978 used for meteorological research and development. The...
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Lovece, Nimbus #3, p. 6 Ayers in Lovece, Nimbus #3, p. 9 Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos at the Grand Comics Database Ayers in Lovece, Nimbus #3, p. 7...
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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...
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The Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 is a family of high-performance FAI Open Class gliders designed by Klaus Holighaus and manufactured by Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau...
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Standard Cirrus Discus Discus-2 Ventus Ventus-2 Ventus 3 Nimbus Nimbus-2 Nimbus-3 Nimbus-4 Mini-Nimbus Janus Duo Discus Arcus Quintus Segelflugzeuge vom Wolf...
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Project Nimbus (Hebrew: פרויקט נימבוס) is a cloud computing project of the Israeli government and its military. The Israeli Finance Ministry announced...
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The Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 is an Open Class glider built by Schempp-Hirth during the 1970s. The Nimbus-2 first flew in April 1971 and a total of over 240...
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Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus is a 15 Metre-class glider designed and built by Schempp-Hirth GmbH in the late 1970s. In designing the Mini-Nimbus, Klaus Holighaus...
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The Nimbus is a Danish motorcycle produced from 1919 to 1959 by Fisker and Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, also manufacturers of "Nilfisk" brand vacuum...
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1974 Suez Canal Clearance Operation (redirect from Operation Nimbus Star)
Nimbus Star); the provision of training and advisory assistance for land and water explosive ordnance clearance for Egyptian forces (Operation Nimbus...
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and radiometer (IRIS) instruments developed for the Nimbus program and deployed on Nimbus-3 and Nimbus-4. These Michelson interferometers were designed to...
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construction Arcus Discus Discus 2 Duo Discus Janus Nimbus Nimbus 2 Nimbus 3 Nimbus 4 Mini-Nimbus Open Cirrus Quintus Standard Cirrus Ventus Ventus-2 Ventus-3...
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Data from Sailplanes 1920–1945. General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in) Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft) Aspect...
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RM Nimbus was a range of personal computers from British company Research Machines (now RM Education) sold from 1985 until the early 1990s, after which...
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option, as used in prior generations of rovers. RTGs were also used for the Nimbus, Transit and LES satellites. By comparison, only a few space vehicles have...
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Nimbus Communications Limited was an Indian media and entertainment company, and sports broadcaster, known for its Neo Prime and Neo Sports channels. It...
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shares the same fuselage as the Schempp-Hirth Arcus, and the Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4D. The cockpit is now 10 cm longer to improve seat comfort, security, space...
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without leakage from the Pacific sea floor, refurbished, and flown on Nimbus 3. In April 1970, the Apollo 13 lunar mission was aborted due to an oxygen...
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Nimbus 7 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite. It was the seventh and last in a series of the Nimbus program. Nimbus 7 was launched on...
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tail-unit tank Length: 6.41 m (21 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 15 m (49 ft 3 in) Height: 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) Wing area: 10.16 m2 (109.4 sq ft) Aspect ratio: 22.2 Airfoil:...
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California (February 1970) Thorad-Agena-10 with Nimbus 3 (April 1969) Thorad-Agena-10 with Nimbus 3 (April 1969) Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (redirect from SNAP-3)
of approximately 30 watts of electricity. Nimbus 3 used a SNAP-19B with the recovered fuel from the Nimbus-B1 attempt. SNAP-19's powered the Pioneer 10...
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satellites NASA and NOAA have launched since then. Beginning with the Nimbus 3 satellite in 1969, temperature information through the tropospheric column...
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of the DCS came from the Nimbus-3 platform, then known as the interrogation, recording, and location system (IRLS). Landsat 3 carried a Multispectral Scanner...
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The Schempp-Hirth HS-3 Nimbus was a prototype glider built by Klaus Holighaus. The HS-3 Nimbus was a high performance single-seater. Holighaus designed...
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It was designed by Klaus Holighaus and replaced the Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus. Schempp-Hirth manufactured 613 Ventus sailplanes. The decline in the cost...
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national TV network based on satellite television November 1967 Soviet Union Nimbus 3 First satellite-based search and rescue system First satellite to locate...
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