Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20369
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: 97.395 minutes
Inclination: 70.0679 deg
SMA: 7012.155 km
Apoapsis: 652.119 km
Periapsis: 615.92 km
RAAN: 126.2227 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0025812
Argument of periapsis: 191.4326 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.6241 deg
Mean motion: 14.78514323 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004187 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00057963 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 4173U 69082AR 25187.90260013 .00004187 00000-0 57963-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 4173 70.0679 126.2227 0025812 191.4326 168.6241 14.78514323922753
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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