Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 6 at a glance.
Uptime
18342
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 6.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NIMBUS 6
International designator: 1975-052A
Object number (NORAD): 7924
Object ID (CCSDS): 7924
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.398 minutes
Inclination: 100.0063 deg
SMA: 7484.407 km
Apoapsis: 1111.845 km
Periapsis: 1100.698 km
RAAN: 151.4822 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00074469
Argument of periapsis: 205.102 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.3906 deg
Mean motion: 13.40808297 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000021 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000042849419 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 6:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 6
TLE line 1: 1 07924U 75052A 25240.76309831 -.00000021 00000-0 42849-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 07924 100.0063 151.4822 0007447 205.1020 217.3906 13.40808297456947
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIMBUS 6.
Associated space launch
Experimental meteorological satellite
NIMBUS 6 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Nimbus 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 12, 1975, 8:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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