THORAD AGENA D DEB

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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

100.2

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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: 1970-025TD

Object number (NORAD): 42547

Object ID (CCSDS): 42547

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.045 minutes

Inclination: 100.1598 deg

SMA: 7327.814 km

Apoapsis: 959.336 km

Periapsis: 940.023 km

RAAN: 221.8068 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00131777

Argument of periapsis: 138.7072 deg

Mean anomaly: 221.5079 deg

Mean motion: 13.84015929 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000927 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00087888367 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 26, 2025, 10:27 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 26, 2025, 9:53 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 42547U 70025TD 25238.41248324 .00000927 00000-0 87888-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 42547 100.1598 221.8068 0013178 138.7072 221.5079 13.84015929591804

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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
COSMOS 883	LEO	2025-02-15 16:14:47	0.0004902637	214.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
NADEZHDA 2	LEO	2024-12-01 07:48:44	0.0001501256	645.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-10-25 02:38:31	0.0001242487	90.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-16	LEO	2024-10-07 02:43:00	0.001306033	66.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-06-10 13:25:17	0.0001018477	537.0 (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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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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