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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A   25195.75170329 -.00000015  00000-0  50704-4 0  9992
2 04362  99.9538 115.2154 0008270  98.6016 314.6362 13.44732234711496

Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:02:27.164Z)

Latitude

52.13155°

Longitude

-101.22931°

Altitude

1,095.704 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 48m 57s

True Declination

51° 58' 20"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

80.01554°

Longitude

175.49704°

Altitude

1,098.83 km

Speed

7.313 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 18m 54s

Apparent Declination

29° 39' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:36:14

Azimuth

350.159° N

Elevation

-19.726°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,095.2 km

Perigee altitude

1,082.849 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.162 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

99.9538°

RAAN

115.2154°

Arg. of periapsis

98.6016°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

314.6362°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.36364 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000050704

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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 06:07:51.167Z	54.163° ENE	2025-07-16 06:11:51.167Z	94.02° ESE	17.365°	2025-07-16 06:15:51.167Z	132.332° SE
11 mins	2025-07-16 07:52:51.167Z	8.825° NNE	2025-07-16 07:57:51.167Z	279.257° WNW	43.597°	2025-07-16 08:03:51.167Z	206.082° SW
11 mins	2025-07-16 18:06:51.167Z	145.007° SSE	2025-07-16 18:11:51.167Z	71.944° E	41.199°	2025-07-16 18:17:51.167Z	353.012° N
7 mins	2025-07-16 19:54:51.167Z	232.836° WSW	2025-07-16 19:57:51.167Z	267.142° W	20.7°	2025-07-16 20:01:51.167Z	309.38° NW

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