Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 7 at a glance.
Uptime
17118
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NIMBUS 7.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIMBUS 7
International designator: 1978-098A
Object number (NORAD): 11080
Object ID (CCSDS): 11080
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.009 minutes
Inclination: 99.5084 deg
SMA: 7326.139 km
Apoapsis: 954.093 km
Periapsis: 941.914 km
RAAN: 123.4845 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00083117
Argument of periapsis: 313.7603 deg
Mean anomaly: 46.2863 deg
Mean motion: 13.84490786 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000015 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000054387203 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:58 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 7
TLE line 1: 1 11080U 78098A 25247.20726593 .00000015 00000-0 54387-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 11080 99.5084 123.4845 0008312 313.7603 46.2863 13.84490786367129
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIMBUS 7.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NIMBUS 7.
Associated space launch
Research and development satellite in polar orbit
NIMBUS 7 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Nimbus 7’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 24, 1978, 8:14 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Nimbus 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 24, 1978, 8:14 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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