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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28978U 66040AP  25186.21805775  .00001250  00000-0  19956-2 0  9997
2 28978 100.3771 101.1364 0041927 143.4413  17.6596 13.51076345883046

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:14:00.189Z)

Latitude

18.43108°

Longitude

-77.34299°

Altitude

1,040.8 km

Speed

7.348 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 58m 28s

True Declination

18° 19' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-55.93047°

Longitude

115.52983°

Altitude

1,119.396 km

Speed

7.278 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 48m 36s

Apparent Declination

-76° 23' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:51:46

Azimuth

196.827° SSW

Elevation

-45.726°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,096.846 km

Perigee altitude

1,034.427 km

Semi-major axis

7,443.774 km

Eccentricity

0.00419

Inclination

100.3771°

RAAN

101.1364°

Arg. of periapsis

143.4413°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.6596°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37951 °/min

Orbital period

106.52 mins

BSTAR

0.0019956

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 05:57:39.621Z	54.776° ENE	2025-07-06 06:01:39.621Z	98.114° ESE	18.541°	2025-07-06 06:05:39.621Z	137.765° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-06 07:41:39.621Z	7.31° NNE	2025-07-06 07:46:39.621Z	292.585° NW	42.122°	2025-07-06 07:52:39.621Z	210.523° SW
11 mins	2025-07-06 17:52:39.621Z	149.774° SSE	2025-07-06 17:57:39.621Z	96.193° ESE	42.241°	2025-07-06 18:03:39.621Z	351.14° N
7 mins	2025-07-06 19:40:39.621Z	235.052° WSW	2025-07-06 19:43:39.621Z	267.762° W	18.667°	2025-07-06 19:47:39.621Z	308.146° NW

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