United States Air ForceDelta 2910Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nimbus 6
Launched
June 12, 1975
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Nimbus 6 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2910 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 12, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 642nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,707th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Delta 2910 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Nimbus 6, one of 309 catalogued objects, reached a 1,104 × 1,110 km orbit inclined 100.0°. 309 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2910 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Delta 2910 flightUnited States Air Force's 642nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,707th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimbus 6 · NORAD 7924 · 1975-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 309 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NIMBUS 6
- Object ID
- 1975-052A
- Epoch
- 1975-06-12 11:02:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.42514147 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004314
- Inclination
- 99.9757°
- Ascending node
- 76.5978°
- Arg. of perigee
- 254.8335°
- Mean anomaly
- 105.2269°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
309 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 307 debris; 222 still in orbit
- Nimbus 6 · NORAD 7924 · in orbit
Delta 111 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Experimental meteorological satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 429th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nimbus 6 launch?
Nimbus 6 launched on June 12, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimbus 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimbus 6?
Delta 2910, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2910 spec sheet
Where did Nimbus 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nimbus 6 reach?
Nimbus 6, one of 309 catalogued objects, reached a 1,104 × 1,110 km orbit inclined 100.0°.
How many satellites did Nimbus 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).