THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20174

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.4

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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: 1970-025QF

Object number (NORAD): 20360

Object ID (CCSDS): 20360

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.138 minutes

Inclination: 100.4436 deg

SMA: 7237.975 km

Apoapsis: 881.827 km

Periapsis: 837.853 km

RAAN: 76.4057 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0030377

Argument of periapsis: 73.6897 deg

Mean anomaly: 302.5235 deg

Mean motion: 14.09863663 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005907 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0033719 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 1, 2025, 6:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: June 30, 2025, 11:38 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20360U 70025QF 25181.98516022 .00005907 00000-0 33719-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 20360 100.4436 76.4057 0030377 73.6897 302.5235 14.09863663782867

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB.

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
SJ-5 SSO 2025-03-12 15:08:00 0.0005043222 135.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-07-10 10:12:01 0.0001474544 163.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-3 DEB LEO 2024-06-08 07:51:50 0.0001521971 104.0 (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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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