NIMIQ 2

Launch Details
Launched 28 December 2002
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Active satellites
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner Canada
NORAD ID 27632
COSPAR ID 2002-062A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 8.945°
Eccentricity 0.00063
RA ascending node 3.943 hr
Argument perigee 177.659°
Mean anomaly 160.527°
Orbital period 1436.093 min
Epoch of osculation 12 Nov 2025, 06:19

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35767.2 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35820.1 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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