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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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NIMBUS 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 19 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 | 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 19 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 4
1 04362U 70025A 25023.73453354 -.00000001 00000-0 74184-4 0 9995
2 04362 99.9563 304.9513 0007696 154.4769 260.4845 13.44717730688375Epoch: 2025-01-23T17:37Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-23T17:37:43.697Z)
| Latitude | 53.76371° |
| Longitude | -96.57484° |
| Altitude | 1,101.428 km |
| Speed | 7.306 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 24m 39s |
| True Declination | 53° 36' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -57.02452° |
| Longitude | -66.38633° |
| Altitude | 1,118.688 km |
| Speed | 7.29 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 55m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -54° 12' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:58:28 |
| Azimuth | 135.115° SSE |
| Elevation | -65.018° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,094.825 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,083.332 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.215 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007696 |
| Inclination | 99.9563° |
| RAAN | 304.9513° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 154.4769° |
| True anomaly | 260.39754° |
| Mean anomaly | 260.4845° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 260.44102° |
| Mean motion | 3.36361 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000074184 |
| Orbital period | 107.03 mins |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2025-01-24 16:45:34.716Z | 87.455° E | 2025-01-24 16:48:34.716Z | 58.706° ENE | 15.851° | 2025-01-24 16:52:34.716Z | 20.772° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-24 18:28:34.716Z | 163.213° S | 2025-01-24 18:33:34.716Z | 341.802° N | 44.959° | 2025-01-24 18:39:34.716Z | 344.926° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-24 20:18:34.716Z | 259.126° W | 2025-01-24 20:19:34.716Z | 268.825° W | 13.29° | 2025-01-24 20:22:34.716Z | 296.665° NW |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-25 07:27:34.716Z | 18.47° NNE | 2025-01-25 07:32:34.716Z | 68.277° E | 44.315° | 2025-01-25 07:38:34.716Z | 191.508° SSW |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-25 09:14:34.716Z | 334.303° NNW | 2025-01-25 09:17:34.716Z | 303.365° NW | 17.756° | 2025-01-25 09:21:34.716Z | 264.072° W |
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