Spacecraft information: NIMIQ 6

Launch Details
Launched 16 May 2012
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 38342
COSPAR ID 2012-026A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 0.047°
Eccentricity 0.00029
RA ascending node 18.689 hr
Argument perigee 220.975°
Mean anomaly 187.588°
Orbital period 1436.087 min
Epoch of osculation 20 Aug 2026, 06:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35781.5 km
Mean Altitude 35793.5 km
Peak Altitude 35805.6 km

Launched alongside

BREEZE-M R/B BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB BREEZE-M DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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