NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28977

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28977 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

28977, 1966-040AN

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28977U 66040AN  25128.74685678  .00002302  00000-0  35548-2 0  9992
2 28977 100.4766  63.9812 0056034 323.3956  98.4152 13.51834756958179

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:55:28.425Z)

Latitude

60.76117°

Longitude

-90.8869°

Altitude

1,082.102 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 59m 10s

True Declination

60° 37' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

33.40367°

Longitude

115.75452°

Altitude

1,111.353 km

Speed

7.279 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 03m 40s

Apparent Declination

0° 21' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:08:27

Azimuth

80.768° E

Elevation

-10.313°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,104.551 km

Perigee altitude

1,021.161 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.993 km

Eccentricity

0.0056034

Inclination

100.4766°

RAAN

63.9812°

Arg. of periapsis

323.3956°

True anomaly

99.04973°

Mean anomaly

98.4152°

Eccentric anomaly

98.73253°

Mean motion

3.3814 °/min

BSTAR

0.0035548

Orbital period

106.46 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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 08:25:51.847Z	21.541° NNE	2025-05-09 08:30:51.847Z	80.187° E	43.491°	2025-05-09 08:37:51.847Z	189.483° SSW
8 mins	2025-05-09 10:11:51.847Z	339.396° N	2025-05-09 10:15:51.847Z	296.72° NW	19.842°	2025-05-09 10:19:51.847Z	258.41° W
10 mins	2025-05-09 18:37:51.847Z	122.271° SE	2025-05-09 18:41:51.847Z	70.585° E	31.612°	2025-05-09 18:47:51.847Z	0.382° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:22:51.847Z	205.532° SW	2025-05-09 20:26:51.847Z	258.708° W	30.433°	2025-05-09 20:32:51.847Z	326.762° NNW

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