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

20293

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.9

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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: 1970-025PT

Object number (NORAD): 19238

Object ID (CCSDS): 19238

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.384 minutes

Inclination: 99.8729 deg

SMA: 7343.721 km

Apoapsis: 997.71 km

Periapsis: 933.462 km

RAAN: 119.6866 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00437433

Argument of periapsis: 332.7463 deg

Mean anomaly: 179.3468 deg

Mean motion: 13.79521649 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001826 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0018061225 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 19238U 70025PT 25300.99066012 .00001826 00000-0 18061-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 19238 99.8729 119.6866 0043743 332.7463 179.3468 13.79521649908041

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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
SL-8 DEB	LEO	2024-11-15 08:30:56	0.0004058871	416.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-24 03:15:34	0.0001142116	193.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-09-16 03:36:55	0.0001294769	733.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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