Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20532
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD AGENA D R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THORAD AGENA D R/B
International designator: 1969-082AB
Object number (NORAD): 4159
Object ID (CCSDS): 4159
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.889 minutes
Inclination: 69.9615 deg
SMA: 7367.404 km
Apoapsis: 1074.3 km
Periapsis: 904.239 km
RAAN: 243.1753 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01154148
Argument of periapsis: 187.4726 deg
Mean anomaly: 172.4652 deg
Mean motion: 13.72875006 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000085113398 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 17, 2025, 2:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 16, 2025, 11:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04159U 69082AB 25350.98823652 .00000032 00000-0 85113-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04159 69.9615 243.1753 0115415 187.4726 172.4652 13.72875006813574
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Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD AGENA D R/B.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
THORAD AGENA D R/B 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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