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

20181

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.6

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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: 1970-025RL

Object number (NORAD): 42506

Object ID (CCSDS): 42506

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.252 minutes

Inclination: 99.5941 deg

SMA: 7337.518 km

Apoapsis: 996.96 km

Periapsis: 921.807 km

RAAN: 252.2262 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0051212

Argument of periapsis: 143.4386 deg

Mean anomaly: 217.0279 deg

Mean motion: 13.81271181 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000454 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0004662 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 9:42 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42506U 70025RL 25186.40476088 .00000454 00000-0 46620-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 42506 99.5941 252.2262 0051212 143.4386 217.0279 13.81271181235008

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
COSMOS 778 LEO 2024-07-20 01:18:43 0.001323061 148.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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