Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21764
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1966-040AC
Object number (NORAD): 28613
Object ID (CCSDS): 28613
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.977 minutes
Inclination: 100.3705 deg
SMA: 7371.504 km
Apoapsis: 1025.64 km
Periapsis: 961.097 km
RAAN: 128.2414 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00437786
Argument of periapsis: 302.0811 deg
Mean anomaly: 86.8885 deg
Mean motion: 13.71729986 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005057 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0056091557 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 8:27 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28613U 66040AC 25346.35231118 .00005057 00000-0 56092-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 28613 100.3705 128.2414 0043779 302.0811 86.8885 13.71729986617746
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB.
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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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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