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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 59972U 66040CB  26313.57874552  .00001314  00000-0  24828-2 0  9991
2 59972 100.4294 167.0731 0050641 281.9939  77.5513 13.40027476279220

Epoch: 2026-11-09T13:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T13:53:23.612Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-90.02854°

Altitude

1,103.931 km

Speed

7.304 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 08m 17s

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

03:13:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,144.433 km

Perigee altitude

1,068.627 km

Semi-major axis

7,484.667 km

Eccentricity

0.00506

Inclination

100.4294°

RAAN

167.0731°

Arg. of periapsis

281.9939°

True anomaly

78.11872°

Mean anomaly

77.5513°

Eccentric anomaly

77.83494°

Mean motion

3.35185 °/min

Orbital period

107.4 mins

BSTAR

0.0024828

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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	2026-11-10 13:19:04.860Z	125.429° SE	2026-11-10 13:24:04.860Z	69.093° E	38.23°	2026-11-10 13:30:04.860Z	1.254° NNE
11 mins	2026-11-10 15:05:04.860Z	199.889° SSW	2026-11-10 15:10:04.860Z	261.91° W	38.901°	2026-11-10 15:16:04.860Z	327.575° NNW
10 mins	2026-11-11 02:22:04.860Z	45.99° ENE	2026-11-11 02:26:04.860Z	93.704° ESE	32.09°	2026-11-11 02:32:04.860Z	157.391° SSE
11 mins	2026-11-11 04:07:04.860Z	359.053° N	2026-11-11 04:12:04.860Z	296.266° NW	46.138°	2026-11-11 04:18:04.860Z	225.22° WSW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59972

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-09T13:53:23.612Z)

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