NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28978 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

28978, 1966-040AP

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-15 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.050 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28978U 66040AP  26313.78277622  .00002412  00000-0  36666-2 0  9994
2 28978 100.3846 255.7193 0044518  27.2038   2.7249 13.52980177949610

Epoch: 2026-11-09T18:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T18:47:11.865Z)

Latitude

29.46293°

Longitude

-80.94589°

Altitude

1,031.764 km

Speed

7.355 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 39m 13s

True Declination

29° 19' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:45:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,091.755 km

Perigee altitude

1,025.541 km

Semi-major axis

7,436.785 km

Eccentricity

0.00445

Inclination

100.3846°

RAAN

255.7193°

Arg. of periapsis

27.2038°

True anomaly

2.74929°

Mean anomaly

2.7249°

Eccentric anomaly

2.73708°

Mean motion

3.38427 °/min

Orbital period

106.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0036666

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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.
6 mins	2026-11-10 07:42:44.794Z	62.067° ENE	2026-11-10 07:45:44.794Z	91.939° ESE	16.371°	2026-11-10 07:48:44.794Z	121.643° SE
12 mins	2026-11-10 09:25:44.794Z	12.395° NNE	2026-11-10 09:30:44.794Z	330.521° NNW	75.583°	2026-11-10 09:37:44.794Z	202.703° SW
4 mins	2026-11-10 11:13:44.794Z	318.189° NNW	2026-11-10 11:14:44.794Z	308.227° NW	14.22°	2026-11-10 11:17:44.794Z	279.725° WNW
11 mins	2026-11-10 19:36:44.794Z	139.716° SSE	2026-11-10 19:41:44.794Z	66.107° ENE	53.453°	2026-11-10 19:47:44.794Z	354.024° N
8 mins	2026-11-10 21:23:44.794Z	227.243° WSW	2026-11-10 21:26:44.794Z	264.135° W	24.2°	2026-11-10 21:31:44.794Z	317.003° NNW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 28978

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T18:47:11.865Z)

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