Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20309
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1969-082CF
Object number (NORAD): 4216
Object ID (CCSDS): 4216
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.098 minutes
Inclination: 70.1068 deg
SMA: 7188.772 km
Apoapsis: 845.548 km
Periapsis: 775.727 km
RAAN: 224.6361 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0048563
Argument of periapsis: 330.5809 deg
Mean anomaly: 29.258 deg
Mean motion: 14.24362923 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000448 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021525 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 3:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04216U 69082CF 25127.66054473 .00000448 00000-0 21525-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04216 70.1068 224.6361 0048563 330.5809 29.2580 14.24362923103607
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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