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NIMIQ 5
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NORAD 35873Active geosynchronousOrbit
Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- NIMIQ 5
- NORAD ID
- 35873
- Category
- Active geosynchronous
- TLE epoch
- Aug 11, 2026, 12:07 UTC
- Object ID
- 2009-050A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- Canada
- Launch site
- Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
- Launch date
- 2009-09-17
- Operational status
- Active
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination0.0619°
Eccentricity0.0003
Mean motion1.0027 rev/day
Orbital period1436.1 min
Perigee35776.0 km
Apogee35797.9 km
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