Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20120
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
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: 1970-025RP
Object number (NORAD): 42509
Object ID (CCSDS): 42509
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.295 minutes
Inclination: 100.0369 deg
SMA: 7433.058 km
Apoapsis: 1147.668 km
Periapsis: 962.179 km
RAAN: 249.4971 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0124773
Argument of periapsis: 72.3143 deg
Mean anomaly: 289.157 deg
Mean motion: 13.54725961 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001037 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015027 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 2:47 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42509U 70025RP 25128.61597766 .00001037 00000-0 15027-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42509 100.0369 249.4971 0124773 72.3143 289.1570 13.54725961 88080
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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