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NIMBUS-NI III--------
The craft was placed in sun synchronous orbit and transmission of data from all of the experiments was completed as scheduled. NIMBUS III remained operational until January 22, 1972.

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NASA, General Electric, ITT, ESSA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, US Weather Bureau, USAF Air Weather Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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