NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42440

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42440 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

42440, 1966-040BT

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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TLE from 1 week ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 42440U 66040BT  26151.46522865  .00002011  00000-0  34725-2 0  9990
2 42440 100.2753 335.2126 0045218 213.9851 145.8380 13.45093216500957

Epoch: 2026-05-31T11:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T11:09:55.755Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-81.23623°

Altitude

1,121.122 km

Speed

7.278 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 20m 51s

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

06:09:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,121.464 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.946 km

Semi-major axis

7,465.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00452

Inclination

100.2753°

RAAN

335.2126°

Arg. of periapsis

213.9851°

True anomaly

146.12761°

Mean anomaly

145.838°

Eccentric anomaly

145.98294°

Mean motion

3.36453 °/min

Orbital period

107 mins

BSTAR

0.0034725

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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.
10 mins	2026-06-10 00:17:01.890Z	39.242° NE	2026-06-10 00:22:01.890Z	97.532° ESE	28.134°	2026-06-10 00:27:01.890Z	155.458° SSE
10 mins	2026-06-10 02:03:01.890Z	355.349° N	2026-06-10 02:07:01.890Z	305.274° NW	33.623°	2026-06-10 02:13:01.890Z	227.78° WSW
7 mins	2026-06-10 10:34:01.890Z	87.111° E	2026-06-10 10:37:01.890Z	55.179° ENE	18.769°	2026-06-10 10:41:01.890Z	16.744° NNE
12 mins	2026-06-10 12:16:01.890Z	169.366° S	2026-06-10 12:21:01.890Z	211.167° SW	43.866°	2026-06-10 12:28:01.890Z	341.701° N

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 42440

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 week ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T11:09:55.755Z)

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