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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GE/MSVD
Mission
Non-operational Civil Weather
Bus & Motor
NIMBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
827 kg wet, 827 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cone + 2 Pan, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.947 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 NIMBUS 6
1 07924U 75052A 25258.74481911 -.00000028 00000-0 29366-4 0 9999
2 07924 100.0049 169.2501 0007981 160.9247 254.2843 13.40809045459354Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T17:52:32.371Z)
Latitude
53.98759°
Longitude
-107.80278°
Altitude
1,116.655 km
Speed
7.299 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 21m 06s
True Declination
53° 49' 54"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:34:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,109.568 km
Perigee altitude
1,097.625 km
Semi-major axis
7,481.733 km
Eccentricity
0.0008
Inclination
100.0049°
RAAN
169.2501°
Arg. of periapsis
160.9247°
True anomaly
254.19629°
Mean anomaly
254.2843°
Eccentric anomaly
254.24029°
Mean motion
3.35382 °/min
Orbital period
107.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000029366
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Other satellites on launch #52 in the year 1975 (1975-06-12 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.NIMBUS 6 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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-09-16 17:00:30.064Z | 126.52° SE | 2025-09-16 17:06:30.064Z | 60.022° ENE | 30.243° | 2025-09-16 17:11:30.064Z | 4.724° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-16 18:47:30.064Z | 201.224° SSW | 2025-09-16 18:51:30.064Z | 251.837° W | 32.799° | 2025-09-16 18:57:30.064Z | 327.175° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-17 06:03:30.064Z | 47.641° ENE | 2025-09-17 06:07:30.064Z | 97.675° ESE | 26.944° | 2025-09-17 06:12:30.064Z | 152.637° SSE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-17 07:48:30.064Z | 357.92° N | 2025-09-17 07:53:30.064Z | 288.987° WNW | 35.669° | 2025-09-17 07:59:30.064Z | 223.021° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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