NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28612

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28612 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

28612, 1966-040AB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 days 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 4 days ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28612U 66040AB  25125.36003758  .00003764  00000-0  39558-2 0  9994
2 28612 100.3933 328.8976 0042593 356.6162 183.0434 13.75203185644209

Epoch: 2025-05-05T08:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T08:38:27.246Z)

Latitude

0.24929°

Longitude

155.85485°

Altitude

1,015.02 km

Speed

7.329 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 55m 46s

True Declination

0° 14' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-69.89208°

Longitude

130.12705°

Altitude

1,009.092 km

Speed

7.345 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 37m 03s

Apparent Declination

-64° 40' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:40:59

Azimuth

204.595° SW

Elevation

-60.099°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,009.588 km

Perigee altitude

946.922 km

Semi-major axis

7,356.392 km

Eccentricity

0.0042593

Inclination

100.3933°

RAAN

328.8976°

Arg. of periapsis

356.6162°

True anomaly

183.01762°

Mean anomaly

183.0434°

Eccentric anomaly

183.0305°

Mean motion

3.4399 °/min

BSTAR

0.0039558

Orbital period

104.65 mins

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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	2025-05-09 13:10:18.200Z	150.488° SSE	2025-05-09 13:14:18.200Z	83.042° E	43.244°	2025-05-09 13:20:18.200Z	349.189° N
5 mins	2025-05-09 14:56:18.200Z	246.159° WSW	2025-05-09 14:58:18.200Z	269.238° W	15.924°	2025-05-09 15:01:18.200Z	301.197° NW
10 mins	2025-05-10 01:52:18.200Z	35.785° NE	2025-05-10 01:57:18.200Z	111.094° ESE	33.632°	2025-05-10 02:02:18.200Z	168.47° S
8 mins	2025-05-10 03:36:18.200Z	344.698° N	2025-05-10 03:40:18.200Z	287.71° WNW	27.529°	2025-05-10 03:44:18.200Z	241.497° WSW

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