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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28612U 66040AB  25182.80449168  .00002287  00000-0  24152-2 0  9998
2 28612 100.3880  31.4083 0037324 206.2233 217.4316 13.75538050652102

Epoch: 2025-07-01T19:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T19:18:28.081Z)

Latitude

61.67169°

Longitude

161.92348°

Altitude

1,012.056 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 46m 32s

True Declination

61° 31' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

60.2243°

Longitude

20.6913°

Altitude

988.411 km

Speed

7.364 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 40m 23s

Apparent Declination

58° 21' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:59:32

Azimuth

346.861° N

Elevation

10.496°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,004.512 km

Perigee altitude

949.607 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.197 km

Eccentricity

0.00373

Inclination

100.388°

RAAN

31.4083°

Arg. of periapsis

206.2233°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

217.4316°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44074 °/min

Orbital period

104.63 mins

BSTAR

0.0024152

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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	2025-07-02 04:18:09.019Z	346.809° N	2025-07-02 04:22:09.019Z	304.884° NW	20.134°	2025-07-02 04:26:09.019Z	258.48° W
8 mins	2025-07-02 12:37:09.019Z	106.484° ESE	2025-07-02 12:41:09.019Z	55.102° ENE	24.269°	2025-07-02 12:45:09.019Z	10.921° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-02 14:19:09.019Z	189.546° SSW	2025-07-02 14:23:09.019Z	246.755° WSW	37.442°	2025-07-02 14:29:09.019Z	332.485° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-03 03:01:09.019Z	13.74° NNE	2025-07-03 03:06:09.019Z	232.771° WSW	44.514°	2025-07-03 03:11:09.019Z	200.472° SSW

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