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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28612U 66040AB  25181.84953705  .00002137  00000-0  22609-2 0  9997
2 28612 100.3877  30.3688 0037321 209.0475 168.1553 13.75533332651970

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:23:20.001Z)

Latitude

16.98619°

Longitude

162.18864°

Altitude

1,008.84 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 48m 42s

True Declination

16° 53' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.43121°

Longitude

153.19428°

Altitude

1,012.83 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 54m 42s

Apparent Declination

15° 50' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:24:43

Azimuth

52.53° ENE

Elevation

-15.908°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,004.527 km

Perigee altitude

949.626 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.214 km

Eccentricity

0.00373

Inclination

100.3877°

RAAN

30.3688°

Arg. of periapsis

209.0475°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.1553°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44073 °/min

Orbital period

104.63 mins

BSTAR

0.0022609

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1966 (1966-05-15 UTC)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-01 12:11:32.541Z	93.794° ESE	2025-07-01 12:15:32.541Z	51.948° ENE	16.752°	2025-07-01 12:18:32.541Z	21.498° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-01 13:52:32.541Z	168.024° S	2025-07-01 13:57:32.541Z	261.627° W	44.588°	2025-07-01 14:03:32.541Z	342.082° N
10 mins	2025-07-02 02:35:32.541Z	27.112° NE	2025-07-02 02:39:32.541Z	88.133° E	41.148°	2025-07-02 02:45:32.541Z	183.217° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-02 04:19:32.541Z	335.781° NNW	2025-07-02 04:22:32.541Z	299.48° NW	20.204°	2025-07-02 04:26:32.541Z	255.532° W

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