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

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28978U 66040AP  25170.22144546  .00001393  00000-0  22169-2 0  9991
2 28978 100.3786  84.4560 0040566 183.8965 331.6833 13.51036635880881

Epoch: 2025-06-19T05:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T05:18:52.887Z)

Latitude

24.23835°

Longitude

-78.25123°

Altitude

1,044.672 km

Speed

7.345 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 56m 38s

True Declination

24° 06' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

71.13017°

Longitude

-49.43971°

Altitude

1,072.646 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 54m 06s

Apparent Declination

42° 25' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:12:22

Azimuth

341.456° N

Elevation

-4.502°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,095.98 km

Perigee altitude

1,035.586 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.92 km

Eccentricity

0.00406

Inclination

100.3786°

RAAN

84.456°

Arg. of periapsis

183.8965°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

331.6833°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37941 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.0022169

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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.
5 mins	2025-06-20 16:18:09.197Z	76.876° E	2025-06-20 16:20:09.197Z	57.888° ENE	13.997°	2025-06-20 16:23:09.197Z	29.138° NE
11 mins	2025-06-20 17:59:09.197Z	156.574° SSE	2025-06-20 18:04:09.197Z	108.178° ESE	44.279°	2025-06-20 18:10:09.197Z	347.365° N
6 mins	2025-06-20 19:47:09.197Z	239.394° WSW	2025-06-20 19:50:09.197Z	269.18° W	15.866°	2025-06-20 19:53:09.197Z	298.668° NW
11 mins	2025-06-21 06:55:09.197Z	25.343° NE	2025-06-21 07:00:09.197Z	94.895° ESE	41.247°	2025-06-21 07:06:09.197Z	182.284° SSW
8 mins	2025-06-21 08:41:09.197Z	341.415° N	2025-06-21 08:45:09.197Z	295.579° NW	21.428°	2025-06-21 08:49:09.197Z	254.059° W

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