Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20428
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: 102.035 minutes
Inclination: 70.0727 deg
SMA: 7233.14 km
Apoapsis: 878.658 km
Periapsis: 831.353 km
RAAN: 305.4014 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00327001
Argument of periapsis: 5.3608 deg
Mean anomaly: 354.785 deg
Mean motion: 14.11277584 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000471 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002891876 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 4:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04211U 69082CA 25246.19117214 .00000471 00000-0 28919-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 04211 70.0727 305.4014 0032700 5.3608 354.7850 14.11277584872531
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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