THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20177

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.7

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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: 1970-025SP

Object number (NORAD): 42533

Object ID (CCSDS): 42533

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.833 minutes

Inclination: 99.6678 deg

SMA: 7317.835 km

Apoapsis: 1039.084 km

Periapsis: 840.317 km

RAAN: 83.4226 deg

Eccentricy: 0.013581

Argument of periapsis: 184.4742 deg

Mean anomaly: 175.5208 deg

Mean motion: 13.86847922 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001086 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00090304 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 2, 2025, 5:47 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 2, 2025, 12:06 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42533U 70025SP 25183.00440019 .00001086 00000-0 90304-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 42533 99.6678 83.4226 0135810 184.4742 175.5208 13.86847922585339

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2025-02-26 23:34:30 0.001240158 254.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-14 22:22:14 0.00024406 459.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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