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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 28978U 66040AP  25128.72864374  .00002034  00000-0  32102-2 0  9998
2 28978 100.3792  41.1935 0042329 289.8439 126.8643 13.50893415875283

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:29:14.819Z)

Latitude

55.77091°

Longitude

-103.44885°

Altitude

1,097.135 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 42m 37s

True Declination

55° 37' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-50.66395°

Longitude

-74.54969°

Altitude

1,058.813 km

Speed

7.336 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 34m 05s

Apparent Declination

-46° 37' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:32:19

Azimuth

234.041° WSW

Elevation

-76.942°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,097.821 km

Perigee altitude

1,034.798 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.446 km

Eccentricity

0.0042329

Inclination

100.3792°

RAAN

41.1935°

Arg. of periapsis

289.8439°

True anomaly

127.25114°

Mean anomaly

126.8643°

Eccentric anomaly

127.05784°

Mean motion

3.37905 °/min

BSTAR

0.0032102

Orbital period

106.54 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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 06:15:39.459Z	35.629° NE	2025-05-09 06:20:39.459Z	92.064° ESE	31.159°	2025-05-09 06:26:39.459Z	163.01° S
10 mins	2025-05-09 08:01:39.459Z	351.81° N	2025-05-09 08:05:39.459Z	300.262° NW	31.875°	2025-05-09 08:11:39.459Z	231.066° WSW
7 mins	2025-05-09 16:29:39.459Z	93.344° ESE	2025-05-09 16:32:39.459Z	61.417° ENE	19.623°	2025-05-09 16:36:39.459Z	19.25° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-09 18:12:39.459Z	174.22° S	2025-05-09 18:17:39.459Z	283.341° WNW	43.225°	2025-05-09 18:23:39.459Z	340.075° N

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