NIMBUS 2 DEB, 24956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 24956 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 15 May 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

24956, 1966-040C

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-15 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.065 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 24956U 66040C   26267.49611562  .00001593  00000-0  20050-2 0  9996
2 24956 100.4675 105.5317 0042018 143.6298 281.4955 13.65433148952942

Epoch: 2026-09-24T11:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-24T11:54:24.389Z)

Latitude

62.80128°

Longitude

-97.35789°

Altitude

1,020.623 km

Speed

7.35 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 38m 18s

True Declination

62° 39' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:05:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,044.392 km

Perigee altitude

982.277 km

Semi-major axis

7,391.471 km

Eccentricity

0.0042

Inclination

100.4675°

RAAN

105.5317°

Arg. of periapsis

143.6298°

True anomaly

281.02318°

Mean anomaly

281.4955°

Eccentric anomaly

281.25939°

Mean motion

3.41544 °/min

Orbital period

105.4 mins

BSTAR

0.002005

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NIMBUS 2 DEB Visibility forecast

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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.
11 mins	2026-09-25 12:19:45.735Z	131.464° SE	2026-09-25 12:25:45.735Z	60.34° ENE	39.082°	2026-09-25 12:30:45.735Z	1.508° NNE
10 mins	2026-09-25 14:04:45.735Z	203.571° SW	2026-09-25 14:09:45.735Z	268.547° W	33.743°	2026-09-25 14:14:45.735Z	324.074° NNW
7 mins	2026-09-26 01:09:45.735Z	57.661° ENE	2026-09-26 01:12:45.735Z	95.729° ESE	23.911°	2026-09-26 01:16:45.735Z	142.147° SSE
10 mins	2026-09-26 02:52:45.735Z	359.573° N	2026-09-26 02:56:45.735Z	296.198° NW	51.723°	2026-09-26 03:02:45.735Z	217.825° SW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 24956

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-24T11:54:24.389Z)

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