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

20339

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.7

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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: 1970-025PN

Object number (NORAD): 18513

Object ID (CCSDS): 18513

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.888 minutes

Inclination: 99.7386 deg

SMA: 7178.836 km

Apoapsis: 835.512 km

Periapsis: 765.89 km

RAAN: 228.3752 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00484908

Argument of periapsis: 241.8428 deg

Mean anomaly: 150.7295 deg

Mean motion: 14.27321196 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005678 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0023102234 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 2:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 18513U 70025PN 25346.62029402 .00005678 00000-0 23102-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 18513 99.7386 228.3752 0048491 241.8428 150.7295 14.27321196 98110

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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
COSMOS 1570	LEO	2025-06-17 09:54:05	0.0001166691	101.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-06-13 17:48:19	0.0001321446	227.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 14:40:24	0.0002769105	733.0 (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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