Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20118
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: 101.887 minutes
Inclination: 99.2378 deg
SMA: 7226.14 km
Apoapsis: 863.374 km
Periapsis: 832.637 km
RAAN: 52.9549 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0021268
Argument of periapsis: 316.0039 deg
Mean anomaly: 103.3713 deg
Mean motion: 14.13328746 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001739 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00095003 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 12:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42550U 70025TG 25124.02308106 .00001739 00000-0 95003-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 42550 99.2378 52.9549 0021268 316.0039 103.3713 14.13328746588920
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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