NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28618

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28618 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

28618, 1966-040AH

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28618U 66040AH  25128.18559119  .00007780  00000-0  60118-2 0  9998
2 28618 100.2987 265.3470 0043811 109.9797  14.7449 13.92645547593002

Epoch: 2025-05-08T04:27Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T04:27:15.078Z)

Latitude

53.94374°

Longitude

166.64974°

Altitude

897.225 km

Speed

7.424 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 38m 53s

True Declination

53° 46' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-23.6363°

Longitude

-22.02445°

Altitude

948.981 km

Speed

7.366 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 59m 14s

Apparent Declination

-47° 30' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:45:10

Azimuth

123.746° SE

Elevation

-39.62°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

948.61 km

Perigee altitude

884.692 km

Semi-major axis

7,294.788 km

Eccentricity

0.0043811

Inclination

100.2987°

RAAN

265.347°

Arg. of periapsis

109.9797°

True anomaly

14.87336°

Mean anomaly

14.7449°

Eccentric anomaly

14.80906°

Mean motion

3.48357 °/min

BSTAR

0.0060118

Orbital period

103.34 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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 07:36:28.758Z	102.675° ESE	2025-05-09 07:40:28.758Z	57° ENE	18.571°	2025-05-09 07:43:28.758Z	21.774° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:17:28.758Z	179.26° S	2025-05-09 09:21:28.758Z	245.579° WSW	41.565°	2025-05-09 09:26:28.758Z	335.746° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-09 21:50:28.758Z	26.089° NE	2025-05-09 21:54:28.758Z	102.752° ESE	41.934°	2025-05-09 21:59:28.758Z	183.802° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-09 23:33:28.758Z	330.523° NNW	2025-05-09 23:35:28.758Z	305.932° NW	17.916°	2025-05-09 23:39:28.758Z	259.314° W

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