Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20371
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.2
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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: 1969-082AM
Object number (NORAD): 4169
Object ID (CCSDS): 4169
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.401 minutes
Inclination: 70.1842 deg
SMA: 7060.359 km
Apoapsis: 705.078 km
Periapsis: 659.369 km
RAAN: 127.0391 deg
Eccentricy: 0.003237
Argument of periapsis: 179.9522 deg
Mean anomaly: 180.1629 deg
Mean motion: 14.6339855 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001665 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00033224 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04169U 69082AM 25189.85657022 .00001665 00000-0 33224-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04169 70.1842 127.0391 0032370 179.9522 180.1629 14.63398550919298
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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