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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          26110.47636353 +.00000000 +00000-0 +41972-4 0 00007
2 03890  99.7140 353.4264 0040205 102.7741  70.6999 13.42668723    04
Epoch (UTC): 20 April 2026 11:25:57
Eccentricity: 0.0040205
inclination: 99.7140°
perigee height: 1069 km
apogee height: 1129 km
right ascension of ascending node: 353.4264°
argument of perigee: 102.7741°
revolutions per day: 13.42668723
mean anomaly at epoch: 70.6999°

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

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