Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20120
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: 1970-025SD
Object number (NORAD): 42523
Object ID (CCSDS): 42523
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.656 minutes
Inclination: 99.961 deg
SMA: 7356.461 km
Apoapsis: 997.991 km
Periapsis: 958.661 km
RAAN: 224.7619 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026731
Argument of periapsis: 218.3702 deg
Mean anomaly: 155.93 deg
Mean motion: 13.75939558 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000771 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00084296 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 12:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42523U 70025SD 25128.51866914 .00000771 00000-0 84296-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 42523 99.9610 224.7619 0026731 218.3702 155.9300 13.75939558574683
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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