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

23 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 23 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28613U 66040AC  25132.28646493  .00003927  00000-0  44766-2 0  9991
2 28613 100.3901 257.2384 0050341 131.4958 259.2088 13.70123442588418

Epoch: 2025-05-12T06:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T06:52:30.569Z)

Latitude

29.6446°

Longitude

-82.14927°

Altitude

1,009.847 km

Speed

7.346 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 45m 07s

True Declination

29° 30' 07"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

60.16928°

Longitude

123.39988°

Altitude

972.75 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 09m 40s

Apparent Declination

17° 00' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:29:38

Azimuth

332.616° NNW

Elevation

-28.488°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,033.564 km

Perigee altitude

959.315 km

Semi-major axis

7,374.576 km

Eccentricity

0.0050341

Inclination

100.3901°

RAAN

257.2384°

Arg. of periapsis

131.4958°

True anomaly

258.64281°

Mean anomaly

259.2088°

Eccentric anomaly

258.92574°

Mean motion

3.42719 °/min

BSTAR

0.0044766

Orbital period

105.04 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.
11 mins	2025-05-13 07:23:05.747Z	133.047° SE	2025-05-13 07:29:05.747Z	54.516° ENE	32.996°	2025-05-13 07:34:05.747Z	359.37° N
9 mins	2025-05-13 09:08:05.747Z	209.352° SW	2025-05-13 09:12:05.747Z	260.515° W	27.32°	2025-05-13 09:17:05.747Z	320.774° NNW
7 mins	2025-05-13 20:10:05.747Z	56.149° ENE	2025-05-13 20:13:05.747Z	94.538° ESE	22.167°	2025-05-13 20:17:05.747Z	142.422° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-13 21:53:05.747Z	357.643° N	2025-05-13 21:57:05.747Z	287.183° WNW	37.381°	2025-05-13 22:02:05.747Z	220.588° SW

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