Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20427
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
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: 1969-082AR
Object number (NORAD): 4173
Object ID (CCSDS): 4173
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.347 minutes
Inclination: 70.0706 deg
SMA: 7009.854 km
Apoapsis: 646.993 km
Periapsis: 616.444 km
RAAN: 345.5826 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00217898
Argument of periapsis: 98.8777 deg
Mean anomaly: 261.4841 deg
Mean motion: 14.79242327 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00015721 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0021099391 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04173U 69082AR 25245.59995829 .00015721 00000-0 21099-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04173 70.0706 345.5826 0021790 98.8777 261.4841 14.79242327930879
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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