Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20234
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: 1970-025ST
Object number (NORAD): 42537
Object ID (CCSDS): 42537
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.15 minutes
Inclination: 100.0393 deg
SMA: 7332.726 km
Apoapsis: 959.809 km
Periapsis: 949.373 km
RAAN: 114.7074 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00071159
Argument of periapsis: 300.6831 deg
Mean anomaly: 59.3619 deg
Mean motion: 13.82625535 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000698 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00068912946 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 26, 2025, 4:03 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 25, 2025, 10:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42537U 70025ST 25237.92170473 .00000698 00000-0 68913-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 42537 100.0393 114.7074 0007116 300.6831 59.3619 13.82625535 11835
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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