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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
1 59976U 66040CF  26266.87964781  .00001937  00000-0  27704-2 0  9996
2 59976 100.6137 314.2876 0041802 257.5842 278.7295 13.57218469687361

Epoch: 2026-09-23T21:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-23T21:06:41.570Z)

Latitude

4.0012°

Longitude

175.63712°

Altitude

1,043.567 km

Speed

7.333 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 00m 08s

True Declination

3° 58' 42"

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

00:11:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.181 km

Perigee altitude

1,012.136 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.296 km

Eccentricity

0.00418

Inclination

100.6137°

RAAN

314.2876°

Arg. of periapsis

257.5842°

True anomaly

278.25566°

Mean anomaly

278.7295°

Eccentric anomaly

278.49262°

Mean motion

3.39487 °/min

Orbital period

106.04 mins

BSTAR

0.0027704

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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	2026-09-25 15:19:05.596Z	38.332° NE	2026-09-25 15:24:05.596Z	94.397° ESE	32.505°	2026-09-25 15:29:05.596Z	155.111° SSE
10 mins	2026-09-25 17:04:05.596Z	357.053° N	2026-09-25 17:09:05.596Z	287.522° WNW	42.208°	2026-09-25 17:14:05.596Z	228.852° WSW
6 mins	2026-09-26 01:31:05.596Z	82.651° E	2026-09-26 01:33:05.596Z	61.704° ENE	18.209°	2026-09-26 01:37:05.596Z	21.05° NNE
11 mins	2026-09-26 03:12:05.596Z	166.448° S	2026-09-26 03:17:05.596Z	228.445° WSW	82.049°	2026-09-26 03:23:05.596Z	342.071° N

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NIMBUS 2 DEB, 59976

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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