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

20180

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: 104.65 minutes

Inclination: 99.9643 deg

SMA: 7356.188 km

Apoapsis: 998.09 km

Periapsis: 958.017 km

RAAN: 286.4 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0027237

Argument of periapsis: 73.4383 deg

Mean anomaly: 347.3973 deg

Mean motion: 13.76016015 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000043 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00049138 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:57 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42523U 70025SD 25187.49842975 .00000430 00000-0 49138-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 42523 99.9643 286.4000 0027237 73.4383 347.3973 13.76016015582794

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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
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2025-01-01 02:08:33	0.0001875937	277.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 1736 FUEL CORE	LEO	2024-12-19 00:59:34	0.0001762109	228.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1802	LEO	2024-10-07 15:44:38	0.0001246153	301.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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