NIMBUS 2 DEB, 40646

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 40646 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

40646, 1966-040BK

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 40646U 66040BK  25127.09838765  .00002173  00000-0  35914-2 0  9996
2 40646 100.3653   0.7061 0054056  26.6183 333.7705 13.47611215489246

Epoch: 2025-05-07T02:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T02:21:40.692Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

100.09845°

Altitude

1,047.686 km

Speed

7.346 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 02m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

79.36858°

Longitude

-1.86359°

Altitude

1,081.066 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 46m 44s

Apparent Declination

39° 30' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:38:04

Azimuth

10.015° NNE

Elevation

-9.717°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.707 km

Perigee altitude

1,038.093 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.537 km

Eccentricity

0.0054056

Inclination

100.3653°

RAAN

0.7061°

Arg. of periapsis

26.6183°

True anomaly

333.49506°

Mean anomaly

333.7705°

Eccentric anomaly

333.63295°

Mean motion

3.37083 °/min

BSTAR

0.0035914

Orbital period

106.8 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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 06:38:14.277Z	323.411° NNW	2025-05-09 06:40:14.277Z	304.969° NW	11.911°	2025-05-09 06:42:14.277Z	287.079° WNW
10 mins	2025-05-09 15:04:14.277Z	147.357° SSE	2025-05-09 15:09:14.277Z	47.886° ENE	42.007°	2025-05-09 15:14:14.277Z	351.598° N
7 mins	2025-05-09 16:51:14.277Z	231.266° WSW	2025-05-09 16:54:14.277Z	263.187° W	18.252°	2025-05-09 16:58:14.277Z	305.661° NW
11 mins	2025-05-10 04:01:14.277Z	28.97° NE	2025-05-10 04:06:14.277Z	94.531° ESE	38.758°	2025-05-10 04:12:14.277Z	176.119° S
9 mins	2025-05-10 05:47:14.277Z	345.651° N	2025-05-10 05:51:14.277Z	299.833° NW	25.047°	2025-05-10 05:56:14.277Z	246.439° WSW

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