NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28621

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28621 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

28621, 1966-040AM

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28621U 66040AM  25128.38665832  .00009733  00000-0  43503-2 0  9993
2 28621 100.2323 289.8165 0029447 254.5568 105.2352 14.22649611658971

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:16Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:16:47.278Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-75.83838°

Altitude

824.897 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 19m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

30.83547°

Longitude

111.32713°

Altitude

825.07 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 28m 12s

Apparent Declination

-2° 41' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:22:50

Azimuth

299.355° NW

Elevation

-33.99°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

834.818 km

Perigee altitude

792.462 km

Semi-major axis

7,191.777 km

Eccentricity

0.0029447

Inclination

100.2323°

RAAN

289.8165°

Arg. of periapsis

254.5568°

True anomaly

105.56046°

Mean anomaly

105.2352°

Eccentric anomaly

105.39786°

Mean motion

3.55868 °/min

BSTAR

0.0043503

Orbital period

101.16 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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 09:06:02.526Z	82.72° E	2025-05-09 09:08:02.526Z	58.884° ENE	14.442°	2025-05-09 09:10:02.526Z	34.817° NE
9 mins	2025-05-09 10:43:02.526Z	169.222° S	2025-05-09 10:47:02.526Z	227.52° WSW	44.256°	2025-05-09 10:52:02.526Z	341.251° N
8 mins	2025-05-09 23:01:02.526Z	41.473° NE	2025-05-09 23:05:02.526Z	108.276° ESE	29.555°	2025-05-09 23:09:02.526Z	162.116° S
7 mins	2025-05-10 00:41:02.526Z	345.496° N	2025-05-10 00:44:02.526Z	301.689° NW	26.352°	2025-05-10 00:48:02.526Z	241.938° WSW

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