Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20432
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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: 1969-082BY
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: 102.492 minutes
Inclination: 70.031 deg
SMA: 7254.703 km
Apoapsis: 906.881 km
Periapsis: 846.254 km
RAAN: 103.7381 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00417846
Argument of periapsis: 330.9733 deg
Mean anomaly: 28.9054 deg
Mean motion: 14.04990343 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00004478114 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04209U 69082BY 25249.94176713 .00000019 00000-0 44781-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 04209 70.0310 103.7381 0041785 330.9733 28.9054 14.04990343864175
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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