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 0.049°
Eccentricity 0.00026
RA ascending node 4.615 hr
Argument perigee 309.673°
Mean anomaly 166.256°
Orbital period 1436.102 min
Epoch of osculation 07 Apr 2026, 05:23

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35782.8 km
Mean Altitude 35793.8 km
Peak Altitude 35804.8 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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