NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59976

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59976 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

59976, 1966-040CF

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, 0.055 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 59976U 66040CF  26309.37839730  .00002090  00000-0  29717-2 0  9991
2 59976 100.6152   0.0873 0045647 161.5612 213.5607 13.57401232693133

Epoch: 2026-11-05T09:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-05T09:04:53.526Z)

Latitude

14.54924°

Longitude

176.47731°

Altitude

1,075.489 km

Speed

7.302 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 49m 15s

True Declination

14° 28' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

03:13:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,076.365 km

Perigee altitude

1,008.619 km

Semi-major axis

7,420.629 km

Eccentricity

0.00456

Inclination

100.6152°

RAAN

0.0873°

Arg. of periapsis

161.5612°

True anomaly

213.2729°

Mean anomaly

213.5607°

Eccentric anomaly

213.41666°

Mean motion

3.39533 °/min

Orbital period

106.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0029717

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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.
8 mins	2026-11-10 15:14:02.819Z	50.815° ENE	2026-11-10 15:18:02.819Z	93.274° ESE	20.477°	2026-11-10 15:22:02.819Z	136.506° SSE
11 mins	2026-11-10 16:58:02.819Z	6.351° NNE	2026-11-10 17:03:02.819Z	287.9° WNW	61.407°	2026-11-10 17:09:02.819Z	212.215° SW
4 mins	2026-11-11 01:26:02.819Z	72.429° E	2026-11-11 01:28:02.819Z	54.07° ENE	11.947°	2026-11-11 01:30:02.819Z	35.323° NE
10 mins	2026-11-11 03:07:02.819Z	148.412° SSE	2026-11-11 03:12:02.819Z	42.259° NE	66.026°	2026-11-11 03:17:02.819Z	350.449° N
7 mins	2026-11-11 04:53:02.819Z	230.421° WSW	2026-11-11 04:56:02.819Z	261.288° W	19.096°	2026-11-11 05:00:02.819Z	303.731° NW

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59976

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-05T09:04:53.526Z)

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