Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20123
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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: 1970-025SB
Object number (NORAD): 42521
Object ID (CCSDS): 42521
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.351 minutes
Inclination: 99.9771 deg
SMA: 7342.185 km
Apoapsis: 976.308 km
Periapsis: 951.791 km
RAAN: 169.0652 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016696
Argument of periapsis: 119.204 deg
Mean anomaly: 241.0783 deg
Mean motion: 13.79954547 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000756 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00077521 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 9:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42521U 70025SB 25131.88360144 .00000756 00000-0 77521-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42521 99.9771 169.0652 0016696 119.2040 241.0783 13.79954547108358
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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