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

20528

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.3

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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: 1969-082CN

Object number (NORAD): 4231

Object ID (CCSDS): 4231

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.266 minutes

Inclination: 70.2748 deg

SMA: 7101.683 km

Apoapsis: 745.248 km

Periapsis: 701.847 km

RAAN: 197.2774 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00305567

Argument of periapsis: 346.8505 deg

Mean anomaly: 13.1831 deg

Mean motion: 14.50644123 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003168 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00081634514 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:51 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04231U 69082CN 25346.24429474 .00003168 00000-0 81635-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 04231 70.2748 197.2774 0030557 346.8505 13.1831 14.50644123924594

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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
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-09-27 06:10:13	0.0001538903	148.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2024-07-01 18:25:53	0.0001753085	87.0 (m)	DEBRIS
MAST	SSO	2024-06-10 00:45:20	0.0001459428	619.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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