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United States Air ForceDelta 0900Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nimbus 5
Launched
December 11, 1972
Summary
Nimbus 5 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 0900 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 11, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 589th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 0900 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Nimbus 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,069 × 1,109 km orbit inclined 99.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 0900 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta 0900 flightUnited States Air Force's 589th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,412th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimbus 5 · NORAD 6305 · 1972-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NIMBUS 5
- Object ID
- 1972-097A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-11 08:58:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.4738679 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026369
- Inclination
- 99.9306°
- Ascending node
- 252.5988°
- Arg. of perigee
- 257.0943°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.7196°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Nimbus 5 · NORAD 6305 · in orbit
Delta 93 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite used to test advanced meteorological sensor systems
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 394th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nimbus 5 launch?
Nimbus 5 launched on December 11, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimbus 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimbus 5?
Delta 0900, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 0900 spec sheet
Where did Nimbus 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nimbus 5 reach?
Nimbus 5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 1,069 × 1,109 km orbit inclined 99.9°.
How many satellites did Nimbus 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).