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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

5 hours 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, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 4
1  4362U 70025A   25221.79492446 -.00000020  00000-0  41216-4 0  9997
2  4362  99.9516 140.9883 0008083  40.6236  25.3636 13.44733437715455

Epoch: 2025-08-09T19:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T19:04:41.473Z)

Latitude

64.24467°

Longitude

-124.92127°

Altitude

1,097.222 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 59m 06s

True Declination

64° 06' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

6.88655°

Longitude

-104.70926°

Altitude

1,088.776 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 50m 19s

Apparent Declination

-22° 08' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:23:02

Azimuth

266.295° W

Elevation

-31.43°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,095.056 km

Perigee altitude

1,082.984 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.157 km

Eccentricity

0.00081

Inclination

99.9516°

RAAN

140.9883°

Arg. of periapsis

40.6236°

True anomaly

25.40331°

Mean anomaly

25.3636°

Eccentric anomaly

25.38345°

Mean motion

3.36365 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000041216

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-10 06:06:35.120Z	56.241° ENE	2025-08-10 06:10:35.120Z	96.219° ESE	16.818°	2025-08-10 06:13:35.120Z	125.586° SE
11 mins	2025-08-10 07:51:35.120Z	9.342° NNE	2025-08-10 07:56:35.120Z	262.165° W	43.73°	2025-08-10 08:02:35.120Z	204.723° SW
11 mins	2025-08-10 18:05:35.120Z	143.025° SSE	2025-08-10 18:10:35.120Z	62.877° ENE	40.593°	2025-08-10 18:16:35.120Z	353.161° N
8 mins	2025-08-10 19:52:35.120Z	225.349° WSW	2025-08-10 19:56:35.120Z	270.038° WNW	21.24°	2025-08-10 20:00:35.120Z	311.561° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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