NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28615 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

28615, 1966-040AE

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 28615U 66040AE  25126.54039456  .00007053  00000-0  59600-2 0  9997
2 28615 100.2723 233.1391 0043736 135.0971 244.3153 13.87565191549297

Epoch: 2025-05-06T12:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T12:58:10.089Z)

Latitude

18.6437°

Longitude

170.47168°

Altitude

953.463 km

Speed

7.37 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 18m 36s

True Declination

18° 32' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-76.93812°

Longitude

-54.05373°

Altitude

986.608 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 49m 01s

Apparent Declination

-60° 17' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:18:30

Azimuth

169.722° S

Elevation

-69.115°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

966.44 km

Perigee altitude

902.476 km

Semi-major axis

7,312.595 km

Eccentricity

0.0043736

Inclination

100.2723°

RAAN

233.1391°

Arg. of periapsis

135.0971°

True anomaly

243.86471°

Mean anomaly

244.3153°

Eccentric anomaly

244.0899°

Mean motion

3.47085 °/min

BSTAR

0.00596

Orbital period

103.72 mins

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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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 06:44:43.295Z	155.406° SSE	2025-05-09 06:49:43.295Z	113.179° SE	43.215°	2025-05-09 06:55:43.295Z	348.461° N
4 mins	2025-05-09 08:31:43.295Z	252.789° W	2025-05-09 08:32:43.295Z	264.154° W	14.615°	2025-05-09 08:35:43.295Z	296.839° NW
9 mins	2025-05-09 19:21:43.295Z	39.674° NE	2025-05-09 19:25:43.295Z	100.675° ESE	31.281°	2025-05-09 19:30:43.295Z	165.362° S
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:04:43.295Z	342.56° N	2025-05-09 21:07:43.295Z	297.66° NW	27.168°	2025-05-09 21:12:43.295Z	236.293° WSW
4 mins	2025-05-10 05:20:43.295Z	72.603° E	2025-05-10 05:21:43.295Z	61.364° ENE	14.318°	2025-05-10 05:24:43.295Z	28.753° NE

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