Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20345
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.9
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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: 1970-025NW
Object number (NORAD): 14478
Object ID (CCSDS): 14478
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.72 minutes
Inclination: 100.9094 deg
SMA: 7775.333 km
Apoapsis: 1757.086 km
Periapsis: 1037.311 km
RAAN: 167.4918 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04628574
Argument of periapsis: 60.1959 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.4321 deg
Mean motion: 12.66263893 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004739 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.016601634 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 8:02 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 18, 2025, 11:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 14478U 70025NW 25352.49067068 .00004739 00000-0 16602-1 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 14478 100.9094 167.4918 0462857 60.1959 304.4321 12.66263893586223
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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