Key statistics
Satellite NIMIQ 5 at a glance.
Uptime
5932
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: 1436.087 minutes
Inclination: 0.0174 deg
SMA: 42164.535 km
Apoapsis: 35798.401 km
Periapsis: 35774.4 km
RAAN: 356.1898 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00028461
Argument of periapsis: 269.4689 deg
Mean anomaly: 197.1441 deg
Mean motion: 1.00272487 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000247 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMIQ 5
TLE line 1: 1 35873U 09050A 25346.26189236 -.00000247 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 35873 0.0174 356.1898 0002846 269.4689 197.1441 1.00272487 59477
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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