Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20117
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1970-025RT
Object number (NORAD): 42513
Object ID (CCSDS): 42513
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.712 minutes
Inclination: 99.9902 deg
SMA: 7312.149 km
Apoapsis: 943.429 km
Periapsis: 924.6 km
RAAN: 284.665 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012875
Argument of periapsis: 119.9604 deg
Mean anomaly: 240.2831 deg
Mean motion: 13.8846583 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002472 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0020991 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 28, 2025, 2:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 24, 2024, 2:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42513U 70025RT 24359.58583686 .00002472 00000-0 20991-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 42513 99.9902 284.6650 0012875 119.9604 240.2831 13.88465830561232
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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