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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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NIMBUS 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 23 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GE/MSVD |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | NIMBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 619 kg wet, 619 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cone + 2 Pan, 3.35 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.947 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 23 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A 24360.51891642 .00000005 00000-0 85536-4 0 9996
2 04362 99.9554 276.0330 0006926 227.5933 306.4050 13.44714351684440Epoch: 2024-12-25T12:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T12:27:14.378Z)
| Latitude | 5.89773° |
| Longitude | 175.74518° |
| Altitude | 1,090.899 km |
| Speed | 7.309 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 28m 15s |
| True Declination | 5° 51' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 20.05243° |
| Longitude | 179.32019° |
| Altitude | 1,092.002 km |
| Speed | 7.309 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 53m 52s |
| Apparent Declination | -13° 06' 52" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:57:10 |
| Azimuth | 269.781° W |
| Elevation | -20.446° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,094.263 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,083.919 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.228 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006926 |
| Inclination | 99.9554° |
| RAAN | 276.033° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 227.5933° |
| True anomaly | 306.34109° |
| Mean anomaly | 306.405° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 306.37305° |
| Mean motion | 3.3636 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000085536 |
| Orbital period | 107.03 mins |
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NIMBUS 4 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 11 mins | 2024-12-26 18:04:48.241Z | 144.072° SSE | 2024-12-26 18:09:48.241Z | 50.441° ENE | 41.067° | 2024-12-26 18:15:48.241Z | 351.922° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-26 19:51:48.241Z | 228.829° WSW | 2024-12-26 19:54:48.241Z | 260.882° W | 20.451° | 2024-12-26 19:59:48.241Z | 312.653° NW |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-27 07:03:48.241Z | 29.432° NE | 2024-12-27 07:08:48.241Z | 103.464° ESE | 38.822° | 2024-12-27 07:14:48.241Z | 176.628° S |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-27 08:49:48.241Z | 344.841° N | 2024-12-27 08:53:48.241Z | 299.202° NW | 24.69° | 2024-12-27 08:58:48.241Z | 246.111° WSW |
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