NIMIQ

NORAD 38342 · COSPAR 2012-026A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #5181 @ 35774 x 35800 km x 0.0177 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-02 19:23 UTC Â· 26.1 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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NIMIQ 6
1 38342U 12026A 26306.80820772 -.00000181 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 38342 0.0177 283.3210 0003006 301.5816 17.0564 1.00270535051810

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 18th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Telesat Canada Ltd. (BCE, Inc.)

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

0.0177Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35774 km

Apogee

35800 km

Eccentricity

0.0003006

RAAN

283.321Â°

Arg of Perigee

301.5816Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270535 rev/d