NIMBUS 2 DEB, 27406

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 27406 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

27406, 1966-040AL

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-15 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 27406U 66040AL  25223.84302681  .00002378  00000-0  28780-2 0  9998
2 27406 100.3109 241.5464 0034314 272.6469 266.3990 13.67302065283047

Epoch: 2025-08-11T20:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-11T20:13:57.516Z)

Latitude

1.21967°

Longitude

157.73331°

Altitude

1,013.589 km

Speed

7.344 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 07m 04s

True Declination

1° 12' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-73.66949°

Longitude

120.39424°

Altitude

1,011.469 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 56m 09s

Apparent Declination

-60° 31' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:52:10

Azimuth

200.417° SSW

Elevation

-67.129°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,031.924 km

Perigee altitude

981.244 km

Semi-major axis

7,384.721 km

Eccentricity

0.00343

Inclination

100.3109°

RAAN

241.5464°

Arg. of periapsis

272.6469°

True anomaly

266.00668°

Mean anomaly

266.399°

Eccentric anomaly

266.20283°

Mean motion

3.42013 °/min

Orbital period

105.26 mins

BSTAR

0.002878

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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.
8 mins	2025-08-12 23:37:39.136Z	97.813° ESE	2025-08-12 23:41:39.136Z	54.492° ENE	19.064°	2025-08-12 23:45:39.136Z	14.669° NNE
11 mins	2025-08-13 01:19:39.136Z	174.107° S	2025-08-13 01:24:39.136Z	269.708° W	43.287°	2025-08-13 01:30:39.136Z	339.864° N
11 mins	2025-08-13 14:06:39.136Z	19.804° NNE	2025-08-13 14:11:39.136Z	131.03° SE	44.295°	2025-08-13 14:17:39.136Z	192.021° SSW
6 mins	2025-08-13 15:51:39.136Z	332.91° NNW	2025-08-13 15:54:39.136Z	300.235° NW	17.447°	2025-08-13 15:57:39.136Z	268.788° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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