Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20233
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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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: 1970-025TG
Object number (NORAD): 42550
Object ID (CCSDS): 42550
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.872 minutes
Inclination: 99.2353 deg
SMA: 7225.419 km
Apoapsis: 863.249 km
Periapsis: 831.319 km
RAAN: 173.755 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00220952
Argument of periapsis: 348.3812 deg
Mean anomaly: 68.4106 deg
Mean motion: 14.13540367 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001259 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00069194226 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 12:51 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42550U 70025TG 25241.03594998 .00001259 00000-0 69194-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 42550 99.2353 173.7550 0022095 348.3812 68.4106 14.13540367605453
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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