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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

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GE/MSVD

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NIMBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

619 kg wet, 619 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-04-08 (56 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 4
1  4362U 70025A   26033.52023471 -.00000020  00000-0  42975-4 0  9991
2  4362  99.9611 315.9192 0007212 331.0617 202.8348 13.44747452738742

Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:29:08.278Z)

Latitude

5.96697°

Longitude

176.9668°

Altitude

1,098.807 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 07m 51s

True Declination

5° 55' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:00:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,094.354 km

Perigee altitude

1,083.583 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.106 km

Eccentricity

0.00072

Inclination

99.9611°

RAAN

315.9192°

Arg. of periapsis

331.0617°

True anomaly

202.80275°

Mean anomaly

202.8348°

Eccentric anomaly

202.81877°

Mean motion

3.36368 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.000042975

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42493 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4995 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42526

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42518

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42523

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42494

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42497

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42531

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5038 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4931 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5186 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5064 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5424 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5386 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 5504 (Decayed)

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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	2026-02-03 06:07:06.333Z	53.636° ENE	2026-02-03 06:11:06.333Z	91.659° ESE	16.337°	2026-02-03 06:15:06.333Z	129.378° SE
11 mins	2026-02-03 07:52:06.333Z	10.822° NNE	2026-02-03 07:57:06.333Z	296.597° NW	44.269°	2026-02-03 08:03:06.333Z	203.76° SW
4 mins	2026-02-03 09:40:06.333Z	320.668° NNW	2026-02-03 09:42:06.333Z	301.264° NW	13.411°	2026-02-03 09:44:06.333Z	282.786° WNW
11 mins	2026-02-03 18:06:06.333Z	142.664° SSE	2026-02-03 18:11:06.333Z	76.652° E	39.987°	2026-02-03 18:17:06.333Z	354.555° N

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NIMBUS 4, 4362

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T12:29:08.278Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)

NIMBUS 4 Visibility forecast

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