Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20121
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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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: 1970-025QV
Object number (NORAD): 42491
Object ID (CCSDS): 42491
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.337 minutes
Inclination: 100.0021 deg
SMA: 7388.356 km
Apoapsis: 1017.539 km
Periapsis: 1002.903 km
RAAN: 166.0843 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009905
Argument of periapsis: 16.1435 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.7764 deg
Mean motion: 13.67039499 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001194 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001484 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: April 9, 2025, 5:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 1, 2024, 10:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42491U 70025QV 24275.94019887 .00001194 00000-0 14840-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42491 100.0021 166.0843 0009905 16.1435 48.7764 13.67039499694272
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
Meteorological research and development satellite
THORAD AGENA D DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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