Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
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: 1970-025PF
Object number (NORAD): 17717
Object ID (CCSDS): 17717
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.873 minutes
Inclination: 99.9656 deg
SMA: 6890.58 km
Apoapsis: 538.062 km
Periapsis: 486.828 km
RAAN: 243.6023 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00371771
Argument of periapsis: 124.2982 deg
Mean anomaly: 236.1772 deg
Mean motion: 15.1781585 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00041957 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0020319107 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 10:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17717U 70025PF 25250.92682703 .00041957 00000-0 20319-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 17717 99.9656 243.6023 0037177 124.2982 236.1772 15.17815850122387
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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