NIMIQ

NORAD 35873 · COSPAR 2009-050A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6273 @ 35775 x 35798 km x 0.0011 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 15:32 UTC Â· 23 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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NIMIQ 5
1 35873U 09050A 26306.64786215 -.00000265 00000-0 00000-0 0 09990
2 35873 0.0011 97.2877 0002760 119.2341 345.9504 1.00272814062739

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 17th 2009

Spacecraft age

17 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Echostar Corporation (entire payload leased from Telesat Canada Ltd.)

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Baikonur Cosmodrome

Launch vehicle

Breeze M

Contractor

Space Systems/Loral

Launch mass

4,745 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

0.0011Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35775 km

Apogee

35798 km

Eccentricity

0.000276

RAAN

97.2877Â°

Arg of Perigee

119.2341Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272814 rev/d