Spacecraft information: NIMBUS 5

Launch Details
Launched 10 December 1972
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 6305
COSPAR ID 1972-097A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 99.816°
Eccentricity 0.00084
RA ascending node 23.093 hr
Argument perigee 357.255°
Mean anomaly 175.667°
Orbital period 107.123 min
Epoch of osculation 26 Mar 2026, 11:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1094.3 km
Mean Altitude 1100.6 km
Peak Altitude 1106.9 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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