Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21714
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.6
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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: 1966-040AT
Object number (NORAD): 37888
Object ID (CCSDS): 37888
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.728 minutes
Inclination: 100.614 deg
SMA: 7453.25 km
Apoapsis: 1111.065 km
Periapsis: 1039.165 km
RAAN: 314.2421 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00482344
Argument of periapsis: 73.7891 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.6931 deg
Mean motion: 13.49224493 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002507 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0040380024 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 11:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 37888U 66040AT 25297.97615762 .00002507 00000-0 40380-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 37888 100.6140 314.2421 0048234 73.7891 319.6931 13.49224493804387
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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