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

20529

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.1

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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: 1969-082M

Object number (NORAD): 4143

Object ID (CCSDS): 4143

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.374 minutes

Inclination: 70.1119 deg

SMA: 7201.846 km

Apoapsis: 839.895 km

Periapsis: 807.528 km

RAAN: 304.7335 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00224717

Argument of periapsis: 329.1723 deg

Mean anomaly: 30.8075 deg

Mean motion: 14.20486049 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001187 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00057711018 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 1:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04143U 69082M 25347.57423690 .00001187 00000-0 57711-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 04143 70.1119 304.7335 0022472 329.1723 30.8075 14.20486049891810

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-11-02 16:30:15	0.0001008188	334.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-08-27 10:10:33	0.0001637821	243.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-22 17:20:10	0.000103855	558.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-31 02:38:27	0.0001284837	376.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2024-09-05 13:46:51	0.0001914109	156.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

THORAD AGENA D DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.

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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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