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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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GE/MSVD

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

NIMBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

619 kg wet, 619 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-04-08 (55 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

Cone + 2 Pan, 3.35 m

Radar Cross Section

2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A   25196.52058730 -.00000016  00000-0  48977-4 0  9999
2 04362  99.9537 115.9764 0008274  96.9111  76.6482 13.44732284711594

Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T12:29:38.742Z)

Latitude

6.17796°

Longitude

176.03395°

Altitude

1,092.461 km

Speed

7.307 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 48m 14s

True Declination

6° 08' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.61416°

Longitude

-10.33204°

Altitude

1,092.737 km

Speed

7.31 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 13m 41s

Apparent Declination

-4° 07' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:05:25

Azimuth

275.174° WNW

Elevation

-12.559°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,095.203 km

Perigee altitude

1,082.846 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.161 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

99.9537°

RAAN

115.9764°

Arg. of periapsis

96.9111°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

76.6482°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.36364 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000048977

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

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4642 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4643

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4644

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4645

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4646 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4647 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4648 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4649 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4650

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4651

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4652

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4653

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4654

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4655

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.
8 mins	2025-07-16 06:07:47.804Z	53.736° ENE	2025-07-16 06:11:47.804Z	93.386° ESE	17.373°	2025-07-16 06:15:47.804Z	131.93° SE
11 mins	2025-07-16 07:52:47.804Z	8.918° NNE	2025-07-16 07:57:47.804Z	283.364° WNW	43.621°	2025-07-16 08:03:47.804Z	206.143° SW
11 mins	2025-07-16 18:06:47.804Z	145.158° SSE	2025-07-16 18:11:47.804Z	74.364° E	41.182°	2025-07-16 18:17:47.804Z	353.121° N
7 mins	2025-07-16 19:54:47.804Z	232.322° WSW	2025-07-16 19:57:47.804Z	266.428° W	20.703°	2025-07-16 20:01:47.804Z	308.958° NW

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