Satellite description
NIMBUS 3, 3890 is a payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Mon, 14 Apr 1969 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.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
4 hours ago
Origin
GSFC (US)Manufacturer
GE/MSVD
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
NIMBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
576 kg wet, 576 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + 2 Pan, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
59.5056°
Longitude
-87.44027°
Altitude
1,112.372 km
Speed
7.3 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 44m 12s
Apparent Declination
38° 56' 16"
Sunlit
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,126.543 km
Perigee altitude
1,066.925 km
Semi-major axis
7,474.871 km
Eccentricity
0.00399
Inclination
99.7484°
RAAN
101.4913°
Arg. of periapsis
23.6139°
True anomaly
89.52705°
Mean anomaly
89.0701°
Eccentric anomaly
89.29857°
Mean motion
3.35844 °/min
Orbital period
107.19 mins
BSTAR
0.0000070345