Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20232
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.3
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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: 1970-025SA
Object number (NORAD): 42520
Object ID (CCSDS): 42520
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.645 minutes
Inclination: 100.3229 deg
SMA: 7309.007 km
Apoapsis: 1000.43 km
Periapsis: 861.313 km
RAAN: 68.1484 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0095168
Argument of periapsis: 145.8014 deg
Mean anomaly: 214.9319 deg
Mean motion: 13.89361382 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001263 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010405629 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 26, 2025, 10:27 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 26, 2025, 6:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42520U 70025SA 25238.26871050 .00001263 00000-0 10406-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42520 100.3229 68.1484 0095168 145.8014 214.9319 13.89361382586175
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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