Sensor, SIRS B Sounder, Nimbus
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Santa Barbara Research Center
- Summary
- Nimbus was a research program conducted by NASA in the 1960s and 1970s to study the Earth's atmosphere and weather via satellites in polar orbit. This artifact SIRS-B (Satellite Infrared Spectrometer) was a key research instrument, called a sounder, used to measure temperature and water vapor at different levels in the atmosphere.
- A SIRS-B sounder flew on Nimbus 4, launched in 1970. It provided daily measurements of temperature and moisture, which then were used to develop computer models of the dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere.
- This artifact is a flight spare and was transferred to the Museum by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1987.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NOAA
- Inventory Number
- A19870196000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed-Instruments & Payloads
- Materials
- Aluminum, Gold Plating, Rubber (Silicone), Steel, Plastic, Acrylic (Plexiglas), Copper, Paint, Glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 54.61 x 38.1cm (1ft 9 1/2in. x 1ft 3in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19870196000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9098424e6-a5c8-4fb7-afc1-4bedbf87f705
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