Key statistics
Satellite NIMIQ 5 at a glance.
Uptime
5772
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
0.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NIMIQ 5.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIMIQ 5
International designator: 2009-050A
Object number (NORAD): 35873
Object ID (CCSDS): 35873
Country: CANADA (CA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.129 minutes
Inclination: 0.0232 deg
SMA: 42165.365 km
Apoapsis: 35799.449 km
Periapsis: 35775.01 km
RAAN: 19.4946 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002898
Argument of periapsis: 81.9286 deg
Mean anomaly: 327.6314 deg
Mean motion: 1.00269528 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000239 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMIQ 5
TLE line 1: 1 35873U 09050A 25187.60257457 -.00000239 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 35873 0.0232 19.4946 0002898 81.9286 327.6314 1.00269528 57875
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIMIQ 5.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Russian meteorology satellite
NIMIQ 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1’, on board a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. from 31/6.
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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Meteor-M 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 17, 2009, 3:55 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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