NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42439

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42439 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

42439, 1966-040BS

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, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 42439U 66040BS  26130.31679943  .00001839  00000-0  29447-2 0  9991
2 42439 100.2402 346.0106 0032093 219.3771 140.5028 13.50232251517906

Epoch: 2026-05-10T07:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T07:36:11.470Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

3.84119°

Altitude

1,092.654 km

Speed

7.297 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 04m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

06:58:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,092.633 km

Perigee altitude

1,044.834 km

Semi-major axis

7,446.871 km

Eccentricity

0.00321

Inclination

100.2402°

RAAN

346.0106°

Arg. of periapsis

219.3771°

True anomaly

140.73599°

Mean anomaly

140.5028°

Eccentric anomaly

140.61947°

Mean motion

3.3774 °/min

Orbital period

106.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0029447

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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.
9 mins	2026-05-11 02:01:12.257Z	49.249° ENE	2026-05-11 02:05:12.257Z	90.516° ESE	20.352°	2026-05-11 02:10:12.257Z	141.759° SSE
11 mins	2026-05-11 03:46:12.257Z	4.522° NNE	2026-05-11 03:51:12.257Z	277.554° WNW	41.006°	2026-05-11 03:57:12.257Z	212.3° SW
4 mins	2026-05-11 12:17:12.257Z	65.847° ENE	2026-05-11 12:18:12.257Z	56.487° ENE	12.505°	2026-05-11 12:21:12.257Z	29.12° NE
11 mins	2026-05-11 13:57:12.257Z	151.771° SSE	2026-05-11 14:02:12.257Z	90.011° ESE	43.297°	2026-05-11 14:08:12.257Z	349.966° N
7 mins	2026-05-11 15:45:12.257Z	237.399° WSW	2026-05-11 15:48:12.257Z	269.186° W	17.975°	2026-05-11 15:52:12.257Z	308.086° NW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42439

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-10T07:36:11.470Z)

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