Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20310
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
Latest
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: 101.397 minutes
Inclination: 70.1118 deg
SMA: 7202.963 km
Apoapsis: 841.589 km
Periapsis: 808.066 km
RAAN: 71.9254 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002327
Argument of periapsis: 279.2112 deg
Mean anomaly: 80.6375 deg
Mean motion: 14.20155886 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000696 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0003513 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 11:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04143U 69082M 25127.49042364 .00000696 00000-0 35130-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 04143 70.1118 71.9254 0023270 279.2112 80.6375 14.20155886860562
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.
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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