Spacecraft information: NIMBUS 2

Launch Details
Launched 14 May 1966
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 2173
COSPAR ID 1966-040A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 100.535°
Eccentricity 0.00557
RA ascending node 23.199 hr
Argument perigee 26.064°
Mean anomaly 32.132°
Orbital period 107.969 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 12:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1098.1 km
Mean Altitude 1139.9 km
Peak Altitude 1181.7 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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