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

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.8

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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: 100.967 minutes

Inclination: 99.7535 deg

SMA: 7182.586 km

Apoapsis: 840.512 km

Periapsis: 768.39 km

RAAN: 51.764 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0050206

Argument of periapsis: 330.1863 deg

Mean anomaly: 89.3999 deg

Mean motion: 14.26203607 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001628 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00069259 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 18513U 70025PN 25187.84328882 .00001628 00000-0 69259-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 18513 99.7535 51.7640 0050206 330.1863 89.3999 14.26203607 75558

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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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