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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          26133.42734838 +.00000000 +00000-0 +22615-4 0 00007
2 03890  99.7107  15.5119 0040099  47.6299 125.7440 13.42669938    00
Epoch (UTC): 13 May 2026 10:15:22
Eccentricity: 0.0040099
inclination: 99.7107°
perigee height: 1069 km
apogee height: 1129 km
right ascension of ascending node: 15.5119°
argument of perigee: 47.6299°
revolutions per day: 13.42669938
mean anomaly at epoch: 125.7440°

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

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