NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28620

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28620 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

28620, 1966-040AK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 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 2 days ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28620U 66040AK  25198.17875619  .00001760  00000-0  27925-2 0  9994
2 28620 100.4461  88.1874 0040022 108.1472  43.7820 13.50823259  5954

Epoch: 2025-07-17T04:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T04:17:24.534Z)

Latitude

27.29376°

Longitude

-85.98237°

Altitude

1,050.966 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 14m 28s

True Declination

27° 09' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-78.55468°

Longitude

155.43494°

Altitude

1,126.449 km

Speed

7.274 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 08m 14s

Apparent Declination

-72° 05' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:21:08

Azimuth

186.671° SSW

Elevation

-57.299°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,096.366 km

Perigee altitude

1,036.776 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.708 km

Eccentricity

0.004

Inclination

100.4461°

RAAN

88.1874°

Arg. of periapsis

108.1472°

True anomaly

44.10047°

Mean anomaly

43.782°

Eccentric anomaly

43.94112°

Mean motion

3.37887 °/min

Orbital period

106.54 mins

BSTAR

0.0027925

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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	2025-07-19 04:10:30.820Z	56.197° ENE	2025-07-19 04:14:30.820Z	96.409° ESE	16.018°	2025-07-19 04:17:30.820Z	126.15° SE
11 mins	2025-07-19 05:54:30.820Z	11.061° NNE	2025-07-19 05:59:30.820Z	305.773° NW	43.92°	2025-07-19 06:05:30.820Z	205.271° SW
11 mins	2025-07-19 16:06:30.820Z	142.511° SSE	2025-07-19 16:11:30.820Z	60.776° ENE	40.419°	2025-07-19 16:17:30.820Z	352.304° N
7 mins	2025-07-19 17:53:30.820Z	229.112° WSW	2025-07-19 17:56:30.820Z	263.706° W	20.966°	2025-07-19 18:00:30.820Z	308.08° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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