Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20475
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.8
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: 1969-082AW
Object number (NORAD): 4178
Object ID (CCSDS): 4178
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.551 minutes
Inclination: 69.8474 deg
SMA: 7115.266 km
Apoapsis: 784.606 km
Periapsis: 689.655 km
RAAN: 226.2119 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00667232
Argument of periapsis: 261.1844 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.1727 deg
Mean motion: 14.46492119 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004989 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013635961 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 9:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04178U 69082AW 25293.91650803 .00004989 00000-0 13636-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04178 69.8474 226.2119 0066723 261.1844 98.1727 14.46492119904607
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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