THORAD AGENA D DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20429

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

69.8

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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: 1969-082AW

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: 99.58 minutes

Inclination: 69.8492 deg

SMA: 7116.641 km

Apoapsis: 785.729 km

Periapsis: 691.283 km

RAAN: 338.3221 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00663558

Argument of periapsis: 325.0244 deg

Mean anomaly: 34.6536 deg

Mean motion: 14.46072808 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002704 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00075412393 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04178U 69082AW 25245.98654163 .00002704 00000-0 75412-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04178 69.8492 338.3221 0066356 325.0244 34.6536 14.46072808897672

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6 R/B	LEO	2025-06-04 04:43:09	0.0001118186	856.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 990	LEO	2025-03-17 00:04:13	0.0004939337	349.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-30 18:09:37	0.0003307141	734.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 540	LEO	2025-01-18 06:44:27	0.0001147476	379.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-08-10 23:02:30	0.0001507581	68.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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