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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
METEOR 2-16 LEO 2025-07-23 08:42:42 0.0001217017 580.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-04-27 10:44:06 0.0001774468 169.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-10-13 13:17:19 0.0002202575 66.0 (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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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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