NIMBUS 2, 2173
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NIMBUS 2, 2173 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 15 May 1966 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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NIMBUS 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GE/MSVD |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | NIMBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 414 kg wet, 414 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cone + 2 Pan, 3.35 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.947 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 NIMBUS 2
1 02173U 66040A 24356.14336865 -.00000006 00000-0 83623-4 0 9998
2 02173 100.5760 187.6957 0055670 127.6046 346.2229 13.33678118851234Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T03:26:27.051Z)
| Latitude | 64.28402° |
| Longitude | -111.42898° |
| Altitude | 1,103.279 km |
| Speed | 7.326 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 01m 31s |
| True Declination | 64° 09' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 67.83317° |
| Longitude | 19.90943° |
| Altitude | 1,120.215 km |
| Speed | 7.311 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 10m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | 28° 13' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 05:18:38 |
| Azimuth | 28.948° NE |
| Elevation | -15.666° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,172.091 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,088.492 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,508.428 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.005567 |
| Inclination | 100.576° |
| RAAN | 187.6957° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 127.6046° |
| True anomaly | 346.06995° |
| Mean anomaly | 346.2229° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 346.14653° |
| Mean motion | 3.33595 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000083623 |
| Orbital period | 107.92 mins |
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NIMBUS 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 11:25:55.160Z | 109.251° ESE | 2024-12-22 11:30:55.160Z | 61.452° ENE | 22.213° | 2024-12-22 11:35:55.160Z | 10.915° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-22 13:11:55.160Z | 179.327° S | 2024-12-22 13:16:55.160Z | 259.863° W | 41.943° | 2024-12-22 13:22:55.160Z | 336.653° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-23 00:32:55.160Z | 64.784° ENE | 2024-12-23 00:35:55.160Z | 97.089° ESE | 17.721° | 2024-12-23 00:39:55.160Z | 134.932° SE |
| 12 mins | 2024-12-23 02:16:55.160Z | 9.945° NNE | 2024-12-23 02:21:55.160Z | 318.32° NNW | 42.861° | 2024-12-23 02:28:55.160Z | 207.407° SW |
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