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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An experimental series of meteorological satellites, launched between August 1964 and October 1978.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">''Nimbus 1'' was the first sun-synchronous, [[three-axis stabilized]] meteorological satellite. Nimbus satellites became the nation's principal platform for [[remote sensing]] research. Many of the instruments tested on Nimbus evolved into operational instruments used on other satellites.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Nimbus
An experimental series of meteorological satellites, launched between August 1964 and October 1978.
Nimbus 1 was the first sun-synchronous, three-axis stabilized meteorological satellite. Nimbus satellites became the nation's principal platform for remote sensing research. Many of the instruments tested on Nimbus evolved into operational instruments used on other satellites.
