THORAD AGENA D DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20338

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: 104.325 minutes

Inclination: 99.964 deg

SMA: 7340.934 km

Apoapsis: 973.284 km

Periapsis: 952.314 km

RAAN: 29.7617 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00142823

Argument of periapsis: 292.8778 deg

Mean anomaly: 67.0864 deg

Mean motion: 13.80307292 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001139 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0011374105 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 8, 2025, 3:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 7, 2025, 9:29 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42521U 70025SB 25341.39573867 .00001139 00000-0 11374-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 42521 99.9640 29.7617 0014282 292.8778 67.0864 13.80307292605226

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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 1150	LEO	2025-04-09 23:29:56	0.000223325	565.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-03 04:31:19	0.0001428431	27.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-10-01 10:42:09	0.0001070785	984.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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