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
Orbit
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
GE/MSVD
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
NIMBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
619 kg wet, 619 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + 2 Pan, 3.35 m
Radar Cross Section
2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A 25181.76460181 -.00000018 00000-0 44810-4 0 9990
2 04362 99.9549 101.3716 0008012 129.8392 285.4433 13.44731650709612Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:21:01.596Z)
Latitude
54.06961°
Longitude
-106.89761°
Altitude
1,098.903 km
Speed
7.309 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 49m 42s
True Declination
53° 54' 49"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-39.70331°
Longitude
79.1841°
Altitude
1,106.887 km
Speed
7.298 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 10m 11s
Apparent Declination
-81° 26' 59"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:30:36
Azimuth
171.494° S
Elevation
-34.678°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)
NIMBUS 4 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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| 12 mins | 2025-07-01 07:09:54.267Z | 23.145° NE | 2025-07-01 07:15:54.267Z | 84.055° E | 39.849° | 2025-07-01 07:21:54.267Z | 178.063° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-01 08:57:54.267Z | 340.139° N | 2025-07-01 09:01:54.267Z | 292.657° NW | 23.022° | 2025-07-01 09:05:54.267Z | 251.335° W |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-01 17:26:54.267Z | 112.182° ESE | 2025-07-01 17:30:54.267Z | 62.392° ENE | 27.444° | 2025-07-01 17:35:54.267Z | 7.339° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-07-01 19:10:54.267Z | 191.873° SSW | 2025-07-01 19:15:54.267Z | 254.558° W | 35.726° | 2025-07-01 19:21:54.267Z | 330.754° NNW |
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