NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28613

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28613 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

28613, 1966-040AC

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 days ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28613U 66040AC  25126.29868359  .00004499  00000-0  51229-2 0  9999
2 28613 100.3899 250.7800 0051009 144.8301 246.9988 13.70075660587595

Epoch: 2025-05-06T07:10Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T07:10:06.262Z)

Latitude

30.7773°

Longitude

-87.38272°

Altitude

1,017.941 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 18m 10s

True Declination

30° 37' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-51.65075°

Longitude

-64.60593°

Altitude

1,056.19 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 33m 14s

Apparent Declination

-69° 21' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:45:39

Azimuth

152.94° SSE

Elevation

-46.284°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,034.229 km

Perigee altitude

958.993 km

Semi-major axis

7,374.748 km

Eccentricity

0.0051009

Inclination

100.3899°

RAAN

250.78°

Arg. of periapsis

144.8301°

True anomaly

246.4621°

Mean anomaly

246.9988°

Eccentric anomaly

246.73031°

Mean motion

3.42707 °/min

BSTAR

0.0051229

Orbital period

105.05 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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 07:00:48.160Z	117.449° SE	2025-05-09 07:05:48.160Z	60.118° ENE	25.622°	2025-05-09 07:09:48.160Z	11.906° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 08:44:48.160Z	194.125° SSW	2025-05-09 08:48:48.160Z	255.528° W	35.99°	2025-05-09 08:54:48.160Z	331.937° NNW
5 mins	2025-05-09 19:47:48.160Z	69.931° E	2025-05-09 19:49:48.160Z	92.05° ESE	14.953°	2025-05-09 19:52:48.160Z	123.714° SE
10 mins	2025-05-09 21:29:48.160Z	9.583° NNE	2025-05-09 21:33:48.160Z	300.223° NW	43.848°	2025-05-09 21:39:48.160Z	204.867° SW

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