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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A   25241.29763678 -.00000006  00000-0  65753-4 0  9998
2 04362  99.9503 160.2860 0007533 354.9144 116.9863 13.44734531717614
Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T07:08:35.817Z)
Latitude
66.06165°
Longitude
-81.46094°
Altitude
1,105.578 km
Speed
7.304 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 13m 44s
True Declination
65° 56' 23"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:51:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,094.641 km
Perigee altitude
1,083.391 km
Semi-major axis
7,467.153 km
Eccentricity
0.00075
Inclination
99.9503°
RAAN
160.286°
Arg. of periapsis
354.9144°
True anomaly
117.06319°
Mean anomaly
116.9863°
Eccentric anomaly
117.02475°
Mean motion
3.36365 °/min
Orbital period
107.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000065753
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