In orbitDebris

NIMBUS 2 DEB

NORAD: 42438
COSPAR: 1966-040BR

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42438, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-05-15
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena B
Flight: Nimbus 2
Mission name: Nimbus C
Launch site: V, 75-1-1
Launched by: LERC/AFSSD
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-040

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-040, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-05-15
Period: 107.9 min
Inclination: 100.35°
Apogee: 1,164 km
Perigee: 1,092 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0121 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: NIMBUS 2 (NORAD 2173)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris77 in total, 77 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit