THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20369

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.1

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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: 1969-082CY

Object number (NORAD): 4249

Object ID (CCSDS): 4249

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.21 minutes

Inclination: 70.0619 deg

SMA: 7194.092 km

Apoapsis: 857.585 km

Periapsis: 774.329 km

RAAN: 52.3165 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0057864

Argument of periapsis: 356.9513 deg

Mean anomaly: 3.1245 deg

Mean motion: 14.22783299 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000371 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00018719 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:31 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 4249U 69082CY 25187.77170817 .00000371 00000-0 18719-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 4249 70.0619 52.3165 0057864 356.9513 3.1245 14.22783299873334

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2025-06-10 09:23:40 0.0001080683 303.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-11-16 13:38:37 0.0001446657 633.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D
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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