NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59972 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

59972, 1966-040CB

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, 0.076 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 59972U 66040CB  26267.80922288  .00001048  00000-0  19995-2 0  9998
2 59972 100.4324 120.0156 0051323  21.7084 338.6202 13.39924128273096

Epoch: 2026-09-24T19:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-24T19:25:16.856Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-174.94529°

Altitude

1,076.543 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 00m 03s

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

00:11:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,145.331 km

Perigee altitude

1,068.5 km

Semi-major axis

7,485.052 km

Eccentricity

0.00513

Inclination

100.4324°

RAAN

120.0156°

Arg. of periapsis

21.7084°

True anomaly

338.40451°

Mean anomaly

338.6202°

Eccentric anomaly

338.51249°

Mean motion

3.35159 °/min

Orbital period

107.41 mins

BSTAR

0.0019995

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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.
12 mins	2026-09-25 13:27:13.294Z	138.533° SSE	2026-09-25 13:33:13.294Z	66.535° ENE	48.749°	2026-09-25 13:39:13.294Z	355.969° N
9 mins	2026-09-25 15:15:13.294Z	216.177° SW	2026-09-25 15:19:13.294Z	263.885° W	27.896°	2026-09-25 15:24:13.294Z	318.314° NNW
11 mins	2026-09-26 02:30:13.294Z	35.981° NE	2026-09-26 02:35:13.294Z	101.528° ESE	42.44°	2026-09-26 02:41:13.294Z	168.173° S
10 mins	2026-09-26 04:16:13.294Z	351.792° N	2026-09-26 04:21:13.294Z	288.666° WNW	35.093°	2026-09-26 04:26:13.294Z	236.574° WSW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-24T19:25:16.856Z)

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