United States Air ForceDelta 2910Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nimbus 7
Launched
October 24, 1978
Image: NASA Kennedy Space Center
Summary
Nimbus 7 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 2910 from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 24, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 731st launch, 27th this year and humanity's 2,147th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Delta 2910 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Nimbus 7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 950 × 962 km orbit inclined 99.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 2910 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 6th Delta 2910 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 731st launch27th this yearhumanity's 2,147th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nimbus 7 · NORAD 11080 · 1978-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- NIMBUS 7
- Object ID
- 1978-098A
- Epoch
- 1978-10-24 12:43:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.84255803 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008399
- Inclination
- 99.2832°
- Ascending node
- 209.9792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 242.2465°
- Mean anomaly
- 117.779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 debris; 2 still in orbit
- Nimbus 7 · NORAD 11080 · in orbit
- CAMEO · NORAD 11081 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Research and development satellite in polar orbit
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 468th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
232 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Nimbus 7 launch?
Nimbus 7 launched on October 24, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Nimbus 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Nimbus 7?
Delta 2910, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 2910 spec sheet
Where did Nimbus 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Nimbus 7 reach?
Nimbus 7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 950 × 962 km orbit inclined 99.3°.
How many satellites did Nimbus 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).