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

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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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28612U 66040AB  26006.12771329  .00003601  00000-0  36864-2 0  9990
2 28612 100.3824 236.4512 0038238  86.9353  64.6519 13.76869037678002

Epoch: 2026-01-06T03:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T03:03:54.428Z)

Latitude

27.55955°

Longitude

-89.78228°

Altitude

966.331 km

Speed

7.377 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 07m 38s

True Declination

27° 25' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

13:51:39

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,000.422 km

Perigee altitude

944.208 km

Semi-major axis

7,350.452 km

Eccentricity

0.00382

Inclination

100.3824°

RAAN

236.4512°

Arg. of periapsis

86.9353°

True anomaly

65.0487°

Mean anomaly

64.6519°

Eccentric anomaly

64.85022°

Mean motion

3.44407 °/min

Orbital period

104.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0036864

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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	2026-01-06 14:39:30.600Z	145.632° SSE	2026-01-06 14:44:30.600Z	76.373° E	40.528°	2026-01-06 14:49:30.600Z	354.457° N
6 mins	2026-01-06 16:25:30.600Z	234.449° WSW	2026-01-06 16:28:30.600Z	271.628° WNW	18.853°	2026-01-06 16:31:30.600Z	305.278° NW
9 mins	2026-01-07 03:21:30.600Z	40.868° NE	2026-01-07 03:25:30.600Z	92.421° ESE	28.724°	2026-01-07 03:30:30.600Z	158.221° S
9 mins	2026-01-07 05:04:30.600Z	353.855° N	2026-01-07 05:08:30.600Z	301.752° NW	30.732°	2026-01-07 05:13:30.600Z	233.521° WSW
4 mins	2026-01-07 13:25:30.600Z	71.815° E	2026-01-07 13:26:30.600Z	60.864° ENE	14.069°	2026-01-07 13:29:30.600Z	28.942° NE

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28612

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T03:03:54.428Z)

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Orbital elements

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

NIMBUS 2 DEB Visibility forecast

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago