NIMIQ

NORAD 35873 · COSPAR 2009-050A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #6253 @ 35776 x 35798 km x 0.0617 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-13 15:31 UTC Â· 15.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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NIMIQ 5
1 35873U 09050A 26286.64654640 -.00000257 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 35873 0.0617 78.4421 0002590 115.6269 348.2195 1.00271740062534

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 17th 2009

Spacecraft age

17 years

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

0.0617Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35776 km

Apogee

35798 km

Eccentricity

0.000259

RAAN

78.4421Â°

Arg of Perigee

115.6269Â°

Mean Motion

1.0027174 rev/d