Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20308
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
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: 1969-082CA
Object number (NORAD): 4211
Object ID (CCSDS): 4211
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.038 minutes
Inclination: 70.0745 deg
SMA: 7233.29 km
Apoapsis: 878.587 km
Periapsis: 831.722 km
RAAN: 206.8117 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0032395
Argument of periapsis: 176.7004 deg
Mean anomaly: 183.4331 deg
Mean motion: 14.11233808 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000471 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028977 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 1:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04211U 69082CA 25126.54973535 .00000471 00000-0 28977-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 04211 70.0745 206.8117 0032395 176.7004 183.4331 14.11233808855658
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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