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

20529

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

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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: 1969-082BY

Object number (NORAD): 4209

Object ID (CCSDS): 4209

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.49 minutes

Inclination: 70.0325 deg

SMA: 7254.596 km

Apoapsis: 906.728 km

Periapsis: 846.195 km

RAAN: 251.9352 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00417199

Argument of periapsis: 208.2553 deg

Mean anomaly: 151.6295 deg

Mean motion: 14.05021178 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000129 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011273581 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04209U 69082BY 25347.68946512 .00000129 00000-0 11274-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 04209 70.0325 251.9352 0041720 208.2553 151.6295 14.05021178877909

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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-6A DEB	SSO	2025-10-10 04:08:06	0.0002523765	131.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-20 16:22:28	0.0002745227	215.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-10-09 00:59:00	0.0001739401	77.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DIAPASON (D1-A)	MEO	2024-08-21 19:38:41	0.0001189529	488.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-05-28 02:09:30	0.0002041701	24.0 (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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