Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20283
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.1
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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: 1970-025SX
Object number (NORAD): 42541
Object ID (CCSDS): 42541
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.872 minutes
Inclination: 100.0779 deg
SMA: 7366.576 km
Apoapsis: 1012.182 km
Periapsis: 964.7 km
RAAN: 177.8188 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00322278
Argument of periapsis: 116.4334 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.9813 deg
Mean motion: 13.73106574 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000718 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00082590546 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42541U 70025SX 25291.97645157 .00000718 00000-0 82591-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 42541 100.0779 177.8188 0032228 116.4334 257.9813 13.73106574595800
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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