Key statistics
Satellite NIMBUS 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21604
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: 107.349 minutes
Inclination: 100.2259 deg
SMA: 7482.138 km
Apoapsis: 1136.674 km
Periapsis: 1071.332 km
RAAN: 350.3715 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0043665
Argument of periapsis: 304.1846 deg
Mean anomaly: 55.5146 deg
Mean motion: 13.41418133 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001318 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0024394 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 5:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NIMBUS 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 59973U 66040CC 25188.73868663 .00001318 00000-0 24394-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 59973 100.2259 350.3715 0043665 304.1846 55.5146 13.41418133369843
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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