NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28619

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28619 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

28619, 1966-040AJ

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28619U 66040AJ  25128.34506275  .00006317  00000-0  56783-2 0  9990
2 28619 100.3277 264.4546 0044205 208.7786 179.7585 13.84031565528713

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:16Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:16:53.421Z)

Latitude

28.07898°

Longitude

-91.73473°

Altitude

985.376 km

Speed

7.345 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 15m 37s

True Declination

27° 56' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-59.35457°

Longitude

-67.35624°

Altitude

973.853 km

Speed

7.363 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 29m 54s

Apparent Declination

-65° 23' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:33:00

Azimuth

149.716° SSE

Elevation

-53.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

979.292 km

Perigee altitude

914.531 km

Semi-major axis

7,325.049 km

Eccentricity

0.0044205

Inclination

100.3277°

RAAN

264.4546°

Arg. of periapsis

208.7786°

True anomaly

179.76062°

Mean anomaly

179.7585°

Eccentric anomaly

179.75956°

Mean motion

3.462 °/min

BSTAR

0.0056783

Orbital period

103.99 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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 08:33:10.983Z	147.861° SSE	2025-05-09 08:38:10.983Z	68.667° E	41.913°	2025-05-09 08:43:10.983Z	352.665° N
7 mins	2025-05-09 10:18:10.983Z	233.039° WSW	2025-05-09 10:21:10.983Z	267.654° W	18.352°	2025-05-09 10:25:10.983Z	309.715° NW
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:12:10.983Z	46.14° ENE	2025-05-09 21:16:10.983Z	107.837° ESE	28.358°	2025-05-09 21:20:10.983Z	157.311° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-09 22:54:10.983Z	352.002° N	2025-05-09 22:58:10.983Z	295.288° NW	30.51°	2025-05-09 23:03:10.983Z	231.919° WSW

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