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

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.4

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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: 1966-040AB

Object number (NORAD): 28612

Object ID (CCSDS): 28612

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.685 minutes

Inclination: 100.388 deg

SMA: 7357.842 km

Apoapsis: 1007.293 km

Periapsis: 952.121 km

RAAN: 34.7218 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0037492

Argument of periapsis: 197.8067 deg

Mean anomaly: 174.5465 deg

Mean motion: 13.75552264 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002319 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0024477 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 4:36 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 8:22 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 28612U 66040AB 25185.84902255 .00002319 00000-0 24477-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 28612 100.3880 34.7218 0037492 197.8067 174.5465 13.75552264652521

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-01-08 02:47:23 0.0001699106 783.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 489 LEO 2024-10-05 03:57:42 0.0001117436 504.0 (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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