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

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 28620U 66040AK  25126.17967075  .00002861  00000-0  45119-2 0  9991
2 28620 100.4454  12.6737 0042380 294.7310 219.6939 13.50509648996764

Epoch: 2025-05-06T04:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T04:18:43.552Z)

Latitude

25.45542°

Longitude

-91.28166°

Altitude

1,097.678 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 10m 43s

True Declination

25° 19' 42"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

60.42326°

Longitude

68.09656°

Altitude

1,102.683 km

Speed

7.296 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 27m 01s

Apparent Declination

16° 45' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:40:36

Azimuth

20.596° NNE

Elevation

-30.788°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,099.28 km

Perigee altitude

1,036.169 km

Semi-major axis

7,445.861 km

Eccentricity

0.004238

Inclination

100.4454°

RAAN

12.6737°

Arg. of periapsis

294.731°

True anomaly

219.38499°

Mean anomaly

219.6939°

Eccentric anomaly

219.53932°

Mean motion

3.37809 °/min

BSTAR

0.0045119

Orbital period

106.57 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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 06:48:45.899Z	344.765° N	2025-05-09 06:52:45.899Z	302.712° NW	22.083°	2025-05-09 06:57:45.899Z	251.956° W
10 mins	2025-05-09 15:15:45.899Z	117.342° SE	2025-05-09 15:19:45.899Z	68.644° E	29.287°	2025-05-09 15:25:45.899Z	2.241° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 17:00:45.899Z	200.577° SSW	2025-05-09 17:04:45.899Z	257.579° W	33.735°	2025-05-09 17:10:45.899Z	328.914° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-10 04:11:45.899Z	50.13° ENE	2025-05-10 04:15:45.899Z	94.957° ESE	23.185°	2025-05-10 04:20:45.899Z	146.854° SSE
11 mins	2025-05-10 05:55:45.899Z	3.99° NNE	2025-05-10 06:00:45.899Z	301.841° NW	39.271°	2025-05-10 06:06:45.899Z	218.058° SW

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