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Nimbus

Type

Orbiter

Launch

Nimbus 1: Aug. 8, 1964

Target

Earth

Objective

Improve weather observations and predictions
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Artist's concept of a Nimbus spacecraft in orbit over Earth.
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Radioisotope Power for Spacecraft

Find out how Nimbus III pioneered the use of nuclear batteries to power spacecraft.

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👁 The logos of NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy at at the center of a hub listing each mission powered by a Radioisotope Power System or heated by a Radioisotope Heating Unit and the destination they explores. Destinations span Venus to the Kuiper Belt and beyond.
For more than six decades, radioisotope power systems (RPS) have played a critical role in the exploration of space, enabling missions of scientific discovery to destinations across the solar system.
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