Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21548
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
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: 1966-040CC
Object number (NORAD): 59973
Object ID (CCSDS): 59973
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.364 minutes
Inclination: 100.2201 deg
SMA: 7482.842 km
Apoapsis: 1142.834 km
Periapsis: 1066.58 km
RAAN: 291.7556 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0050953
Argument of periapsis: 90.3106 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.3861 deg
Mean motion: 13.41228851 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001964 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0035948 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 4:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 59973U 66040CC 25130.70788836 .00001964 00000-0 35948-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 59973 100.2201 291.7556 0050953 90.3106 270.3861 13.41228851362066
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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