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NIMBUS 6, 7924

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 6, 7924 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 12 Jun 1975 UTC via a DELTA 2910 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

7924, 1975-052A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

GE/MSVD

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

NIMBUS, Unknown motor

Mass

827 kg wet, 827 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1975-06-12 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2910

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 11 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 6
1 07924U 75052A   25181.59231316 -.00000024  00000-0  37149-4 0  9993
2 07924 100.0130  92.9943 0007910 358.2016  75.4265 13.40806299449016

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:12:55.857Z)

Latitude

71.02857°

Longitude

-69.86722°

Altitude

1,116.969 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 09m 03s

True Declination

70° 55' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.79824°

Longitude

139.40825°

Altitude

1,116.828 km

Speed

7.291 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 38m 17s

Apparent Declination

-35° 33' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:09:36

Azimuth

108.291° ESE

Elevation

-37.49°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,109.525 km

Perigee altitude

1,097.689 km

Semi-major axis

7,481.744 km

Eccentricity

0.00079

Inclination

100.013°

RAAN

92.9943°

Arg. of periapsis

358.2016°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

75.4265°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.35381 °/min

Orbital period

107.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000037149

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NIMBUS 6 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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 06:33:37.183Z	24.615° NE	2025-07-01 06:39:37.183Z	88.293° E	38.989°	2025-07-01 06:45:37.183Z	175.805° S
9 mins	2025-07-01 08:21:37.183Z	342.722° N	2025-07-01 08:25:37.183Z	295.694° NW	24.636°	2025-07-01 08:30:37.183Z	245.424° WSW
10 mins	2025-07-01 16:51:37.183Z	115.698° SE	2025-07-01 16:56:37.183Z	56.935° ENE	26.998°	2025-07-01 17:01:37.183Z	5.991° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-01 18:36:37.183Z	191.138° SSW	2025-07-01 18:41:37.183Z	255.26° W	36.334°	2025-07-01 18:47:37.183Z	331.199° NNW

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