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NIMIQ 5, 35873

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMIQ 5, 35873 is a payload satellite owned by Telesat (Loral) (CA) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 UTC via a PROTON-M/BRIZ-M launch vehicle from the Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR). 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

35873, 2009-050A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

Telesat (CA)

Manufacturer

SS/Loral

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

SSL-1300, R-4D

Mass

4,745 kg wet, ~2,000 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2009-09-17 (17 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PROTON-M/BRIZ-M

Launch site

Tyuratam Missile And Space Complex (TTMTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 13.0 m

Radar Cross Section

34.256 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NIMIQ 5
1 35873U 09050A   26150.16433749 -.00000245  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2 35873   0.0176 315.4029 0003213 114.8229 163.9257  1.00272432 61160

Epoch: 2026-05-30T03:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-30T03:56:38.759Z)

Latitude

-0.04326°

Longitude

-72.68931°

Altitude

35,799 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 36m 37s

True Declination

0° 02' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

01:42:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.032 km

Perigee altitude

35,773.936 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.621 km

Eccentricity

0.00032

Inclination

0.0176°

RAAN

315.4029°

Arg. of periapsis

114.8229°

True anomaly

163.93589°

Mean anomaly

163.9257°

Eccentric anomaly

163.9308°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.14 mins

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NIMIQ 5 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.
1440 mins	2026-05-30 16:10:40.781Z	135.26° SSE	2026-05-31 14:25:40.781Z	135.276° SSE	28.656°	2026-05-31 16:10:40.781Z	135.259° SSE

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NIMIQ 5, 35873

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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