Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
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: 1970-025PQ
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: 105.799 minutes
Inclination: 100.0413 deg
SMA: 7409.916 km
Apoapsis: 1033.446 km
Periapsis: 1030.117 km
RAAN: 140.2331 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00022462
Argument of periapsis: 340.3871 deg
Mean anomaly: 172.34 deg
Mean motion: 13.61077359 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000308 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046840117 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:23 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 4:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 18785U 70025PQ 25249.17882359 .00000308 00000-0 46840-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 18785 100.0413 140.2331 0002246 340.3871 172.3400 13.61077359566145
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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