NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28609

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28609 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

28609, 1966-040Y

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 week ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28609U 66040Y   26253.00019854  .00000994  00000-0  16137-2 0  9998
2 28609 100.3363 171.8311 0050367 116.4782 303.2472 13.50461478646630

Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:00:17.153Z)

Latitude

57.80985°

Longitude

165.96274°

Altitude

1,059.741 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 20m 18s

True Declination

57° 39' 39"

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

05:09:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,105.399 km

Perigee altitude

1,030.392 km

Semi-major axis

7,446.033 km

Eccentricity

0.00504

Inclination

100.3363°

RAAN

171.8311°

Arg. of periapsis

116.4782°

True anomaly

302.76284°

Mean anomaly

303.2472°

Eccentric anomaly

303.00519°

Mean motion

3.37797 °/min

Orbital period

106.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0016137

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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.
10 mins	2026-09-16 17:38:59.743Z	125.089° SE	2026-09-16 17:43:59.743Z	65.001° ENE	36.551°	2026-09-16 17:48:59.743Z	4.339° NNE
9 mins	2026-09-16 19:24:59.743Z	205.474° SW	2026-09-16 19:28:59.743Z	261.849° W	37.419°	2026-09-16 19:33:59.743Z	323.707° NNW
8 mins	2026-09-17 06:35:59.743Z	52.449° ENE	2026-09-17 06:38:59.743Z	88.776° E	26.834°	2026-09-17 06:43:59.743Z	147.422° SSE
10 mins	2026-09-17 08:19:59.743Z	359.766° N	2026-09-17 08:24:59.743Z	283.707° WNW	48.4°	2026-09-17 08:29:59.743Z	222.785° SW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28609

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-10T00:00:17.153Z)

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