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NIMBUS 4, 4362

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 4, 4362 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 08 Apr 1970 UTC via a THORAD SLV-2G AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

4362, 1970-025A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GE/MSVD

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NIMBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

619 kg wet, 619 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-04-08 (56 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THORAD SLV-2G AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 4
1  4362U 70025A   26123.54497955 -.00000004  00000-0  69543-4 0  9997
2  4362  99.9619  45.0723 0008200 104.4684  68.9688 13.44753251750842

Epoch: 2026-05-03T13:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T13:04:46.233Z)

Latitude

6.30322°

Longitude

168.53863°

Altitude

1,091.604 km

Speed

7.308 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 04m 42s

True Declination

6° 16' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:29:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,095.07 km

Perigee altitude

1,082.824 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.084 km

Eccentricity

0.00082

Inclination

99.9619°

RAAN

45.0723°

Arg. of periapsis

104.4684°

True anomaly

69.05654°

Mean anomaly

68.9688°

Eccentric anomaly

69.01267°

Mean motion

3.36369 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000069543

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4601 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 17716 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4995 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42493 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4608 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5701 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5391 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 9784 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5027 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 17719 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4866 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4908 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4862 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4877 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 14479 (Decayed)

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NIMBUS 4 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2026-05-03 17:43:00.241Z	124.241° SE	2026-05-03 17:48:00.241Z	60.161° ENE	31.354°	2026-05-03 17:53:00.241Z	3.641° NNE
10 mins	2026-05-03 19:29:00.241Z	205.351° SW	2026-05-03 19:33:00.241Z	258.029° W	31.28°	2026-05-03 19:39:00.241Z	327.317° NNW
10 mins	2026-05-04 06:42:00.241Z	41.554° NE	2026-05-04 06:47:00.241Z	101.966° ESE	27.417°	2026-05-04 06:52:00.241Z	155.166° SSE
10 mins	2026-05-04 08:28:00.241Z	354.439° N	2026-05-04 08:32:00.241Z	299.888° NW	34.807°	2026-05-04 08:38:00.241Z	225.386° WSW
6 mins	2026-05-04 16:59:00.241Z	85.922° E	2026-05-04 17:02:00.241Z	54.896° ENE	17.086°	2026-05-04 17:05:00.241Z	24.88° NE

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NIMBUS 4, 4362

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-03T13:04:46.233Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)

NIMBUS 4 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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