Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20339
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.8
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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: 1970-025SZ
Object number (NORAD): 42543
Object ID (CCSDS): 42543
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 108.445 minutes
Inclination: 99.7911 deg
SMA: 7532.99 km
Apoapsis: 1290.357 km
Periapsis: 1019.354 km
RAAN: 5.2838 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01798771
Argument of periapsis: 67.8182 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.1919 deg
Mean motion: 13.27858037 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000838 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017787184 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42543U 70025SZ 25346.76449515 .00000838 00000-0 17787-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42543 99.7911 5.2838 0179877 67.8182 294.1919 13.27858037583446
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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