NIMBUS 6, 7924
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIMBUS 6, 7924 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jun 1975 UTC via a DELTA 2910 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 6 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GE/MSVD |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | NIMBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 827 kg wet, 827 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 7 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 6
1 07924U 75052A 24361.27499422 -.00000009 00000-0 65193-4 0 9994
2 07924 100.0211 268.7016 0008552 82.8074 28.9633 13.40793809424047Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T06:35:59.5Z)
| Latitude | 66.17751° |
| Longitude | -82.08893° |
| Altitude | 1,112.069 km |
| Speed | 7.305 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 28m 39s |
| True Declination | 66° 03' 22" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 31.99248° |
| Longitude | 68.42095° |
| Altitude | 1,106.142 km |
| Speed | 7.304 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 26m 43s |
| Apparent Declination | -1° 04' 13" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:43:49 |
| Azimuth | 73.658° E |
| Elevation | -20.17° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,110.052 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,097.256 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,481.791 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008552 |
| Inclination | 100.0211° |
| RAAN | 268.7016° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 82.8074° |
| True anomaly | 29.0108° |
| Mean anomaly | 28.9633° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 28.98705° |
| Mean motion | 3.35378 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000065193 |
| Orbital period | 107.34 mins |
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NIMBUS 6 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 16:55:09.681Z | 124.555° SE | 2024-12-26 17:01:09.681Z | 56.229° ENE | 29.3° | 2024-12-26 17:06:09.681Z | 4.178° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-26 18:41:09.681Z | 195.683° SSW | 2024-12-26 18:46:09.681Z | 256.124° W | 33.656° | 2024-12-26 18:52:09.681Z | 328.809° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 05:57:09.681Z | 43.033° NE | 2024-12-27 06:02:09.681Z | 101.262° ESE | 26.1° | 2024-12-27 06:07:09.681Z | 152.804° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-27 07:43:09.681Z | 357.673° N | 2024-12-27 07:48:09.681Z | 282.576° WNW | 36.264° | 2024-12-27 07:53:09.681Z | 224.328° SW |
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