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

20338

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: 101.869 minutes

Inclination: 100.4458 deg

SMA: 7225.281 km

Apoapsis: 869.109 km

Periapsis: 825.184 km

RAAN: 266.4962 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00303964

Argument of periapsis: 8.3828 deg

Mean anomaly: 171.8024 deg

Mean motion: 14.13580729 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00018952 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.010013014 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 1:26 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 20360U 70025QF 25345.56000250 .00018952 00000-0 10013-1 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 20360 100.4458 266.4962 0030396 8.3828 171.8024 14.13580729805938

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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
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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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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