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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          26110.96455565 +.00000000 +00000-0 +31441-4 0 00005
2 03890  99.7140 353.8963 0040216 101.6064 270.4015 13.42668744    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 April 2026 23:08:57
Eccentricity: 0.0040216
inclination: 99.7140°
perigee height: 1069 km
apogee height: 1129 km
right ascension of ascending node: 353.8963°
argument of perigee: 101.6064°
revolutions per day: 13.42668744
mean anomaly at epoch: 270.4015°

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

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