Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 4 at a glance.
Uptime
20281
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NIMBUS 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIMBUS 4
International designator: 1970-025A
Object number (NORAD): 4362
Object ID (CCSDS): 4362
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.084 minutes
Inclination: 99.9521 deg
SMA: 7469.818 km
Apoapsis: 1096.802 km
Periapsis: 1086.563 km
RAAN: 208.0036 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00068539
Argument of periapsis: 228.6052 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.7846 deg
Mean motion: 13.44738282 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000065335785 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 12:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 4
TLE line 1: 1 04362U 70025A 25289.52250980 -.00000006 00000-0 65336-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04362 99.9521 208.0036 0006854 228.6052 304.7846 13.44738282724095
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIMBUS 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological research and development satellite
NIMBUS 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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