Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20339
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: 104.865 minutes
Inclination: 100.0765 deg
SMA: 7366.272 km
Apoapsis: 1012.825 km
Periapsis: 963.45 km
RAAN: 232.728 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00335141
Argument of periapsis: 346.3202 deg
Mean anomaly: 166.7164 deg
Mean motion: 13.731915 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000715 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00082193052 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 4:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42541U 70025SX 25344.17432532 .00000715 00000-0 82193-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42541 100.0765 232.7280 0033514 346.3202 166.7164 13.73191500602961
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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