Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20284
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD AGENA D DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THORAD AGENA D DEB
International designator: 1970-025NR
Object number (NORAD): 13518
Object ID (CCSDS): 13518
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.751 minutes
Inclination: 100.0343 deg
SMA: 7314.023 km
Apoapsis: 937.797 km
Periapsis: 933.98 km
RAAN: 65.162 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00026097
Argument of periapsis: 89.6846 deg
Mean anomaly: 62.402 deg
Mean motion: 13.87932214 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003081 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026316007 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 8:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13518U 70025NR 25292.87426082 .00003081 00000-0 26316-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 13518 100.0343 65.1620 0002610 89.6846 62.4020 13.87932214217005
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD AGENA D DEB.
Associated space launch
Meteorological research and development satellite
THORAD AGENA D DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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