THORAD AGENA D DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20179

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.6

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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: 1970-025PJ

Object number (NORAD): 17720

Object ID (CCSDS): 17720

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.346 minutes

Inclination: 99.6266 deg

SMA: 7200.51 km

Apoapsis: 846.278 km

Periapsis: 798.471 km

RAAN: 48.7014 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0033197

Argument of periapsis: 85.8216 deg

Mean anomaly: 304.368 deg

Mean motion: 14.20881644 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002903 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0013579 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:39 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 17720U 70025PJ 25187.56881442 .00002903 00000-0 13579-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 17720 99.6266 48.7014 0033197 85.8216 304.3680 14.20881644 56715

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In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD AGENA D DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 11	SSO	2025-06-15 04:56:43	0.000391218	747.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DODECAPOLE 2	SSO	2025-06-08 07:39:18	0.0002301713	587.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-16 16:55:50	0.0002820283	489.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-09-04 09:20:24	0.0001119057	278.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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