Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21661
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.3
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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: 1966-040AH
Object number (NORAD): 28618
Object ID (CCSDS): 28618
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.3 minutes
Inclination: 100.2752 deg
SMA: 7292.769 km
Apoapsis: 945.823 km
Periapsis: 883.445 km
RAAN: 34.1701 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0042767
Argument of periapsis: 158.0126 deg
Mean anomaly: 20.1419 deg
Mean motion: 13.9400422 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00011642 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0087621016 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 10:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 4:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28618U 66040AH 25244.16740860 .00011642 00000-0 87621-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 28618 100.2752 34.1701 0042767 158.0126 20.1419 13.94004220609152
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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