NIMBUS 2, 2173
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIMBUS 2, 2173 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 15 May 1966 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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NIMBUS 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GE/MSVD |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | NIMBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 414 kg wet, 414 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cone + 2 Pan, 3.35 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.947 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NIMBUS 2
1 02173U 66040A 24285.75549022 .00000073 00000-0 24269-3 0 9990
2 02173 100.5821 115.1000 0054835 292.7700 77.6676 13.33666711841854Epoch: 2024-10-11T18:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-11T18:07:54.355Z)
| Latitude | 10.81565° |
| Longitude | -179.73254° |
| Altitude | 1,126.363 km |
| Speed | 7.294 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 32m 15s |
| True Declination | 10° 45' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -54.9294° |
| Longitude | -11.99559° |
| Altitude | 1,129.925 km |
| Speed | 7.299 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 10m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -58° 44' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:06:57 |
| Azimuth | 139.089° SSE |
| Elevation | -56.596° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,171.507 km |
| Perigee | 1,089.162 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,508.472 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0054835 |
| Inclination | 100.5821° |
| RAAN | 115.1° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 292.77° |
| True anomaly | 78.28235° |
| Mean anomaly | 77.6676° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 77.97489° |
| Mean motion | 3.33592 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00024269 |
| Period | 107.92 mins |
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NIMBUS 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 mins | 2024-10-13 01:17:07.054Z | 25.368° NE | 2024-10-13 01:23:07.054Z | 88.508° E | 39.584° | 2024-10-13 01:30:07.054Z | 179.446° S |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-13 03:05:07.054Z | 346.387° N | 2024-10-13 03:09:07.054Z | 303.297° NW | 25.365° | 2024-10-13 03:14:07.054Z | 249.623° W |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-13 11:38:07.054Z | 118.646° SE | 2024-10-13 11:43:07.054Z | 55.602° ENE | 30.212° | 2024-10-13 11:48:07.054Z | 3.583° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-13 13:24:07.054Z | 198.183° SSW | 2024-10-13 13:29:07.054Z | 266.95° W | 33.916° | 2024-10-13 13:35:07.054Z | 329.604° NNW |