Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.1
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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: 1970-025PQ
Object number (NORAD): 18785
Object ID (CCSDS): 18785
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.801 minutes
Inclination: 100.0516 deg
SMA: 7410.03 km
Apoapsis: 1034.159 km
Periapsis: 1029.63 km
RAAN: 78.3558 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003056
Argument of periapsis: 82.6196 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.6785 deg
Mean motion: 13.61046116 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000171 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028743 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18785U 70025PQ 25188.94700978 .00000171 00000-0 28743-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 18785 100.0516 78.3558 0003056 82.6196 295.6785 13.61046116557958
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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