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Nimbus 3 - Orbit

View from above orbital plane
View from above orbital plane
View from above satellite
View from above satellite

Ground track
Ground track

The orbit is defined by the following mean orbital elements,

1 03890U          26032.15797675 +.00000000 +00000-0 +57193-4 0 00002
2 03890  99.7269 277.9886 0038797 295.4766 229.9837 13.42664468    08
Epoch (UTC): 01 February 2026 03:47:29
Eccentricity: 0.0038797
inclination: 99.7269°
perigee height: 1070 km
apogee height: 1128 km
right ascension of ascending node: 277.9886°
argument of perigee: 295.4766°
revolutions per day: 13.42664468
mean anomaly at epoch: 229.9837°

The dashed part of the orbit path shows where the satellite is in the earth's shadow,  

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