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 99.823°
Eccentricity 0.00085
RA ascending node 13.457 hr
Argument perigee 359.409°
Mean anomaly 108.876°
Orbital period 107.124 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Oct 2025, 08:38

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1094.3 km
Mean Altitude 1100.7 km
Peak Altitude 1107.0 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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