NIMBUS 2 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

21605

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for NIMBUS 2 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: NIMBUS 2 DEB

International designator: 1966-040S

Object number (NORAD): 28204

Object ID (CCSDS): 28204

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.802 minutes

Inclination: 100.1782 deg

SMA: 7363.312 km

Apoapsis: 1005.443 km

Periapsis: 964.911 km

RAAN: 84.1734 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0027523

Argument of periapsis: 156.8988 deg

Mean anomaly: 325.7257 deg

Mean motion: 13.74019797 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000343 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0036941 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 2:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 1:01 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 28204U 66040S 25185.54277986 .00003430 00000-0 36941-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 28204 100.1782 84.1734 0027523 156.8988 325.7257 13.74019797 99656

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NIMBUS 2 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 489 LEO 2025-06-10 12:14:54 0.0001642346 418.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 489 LEO 2025-06-10 10:30:07 0.0002287373 399.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-8 R/B LEO 2025-02-24 03:10:19 0.0001105575 106.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 400 LEO 2024-06-25 23:04:48 0.0001063009 967.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Nimbus 2, the second in a series of second-generation meteorological research-and-development satellites, added an additional medium-resolution infrared radiometer (MRIR) compared to Nimbus 1.

NIMBUS 2 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena B space rocket.

The launch took place on May 15, 1966, 7:55 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.

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Launch to space Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2
Thor SLV-2A Agena B | Nimbus 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 15, 1966, 7:55 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena B

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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