Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20290
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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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: 1970-025TH
Object number (NORAD): 42551
Object ID (CCSDS): 42551
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.78 minutes
Inclination: 99.989 deg
SMA: 7268.306 km
Apoapsis: 898.054 km
Periapsis: 882.288 km
RAAN: 345.9405 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00108459
Argument of periapsis: 324.1022 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.941 deg
Mean motion: 14.01047788 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001988 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013601911 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 8:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42551U 70025TH 25298.86880006 .00001988 00000-0 13602-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 42551 99.9890 345.9405 0010846 324.1022 35.9410 14.01047788606819
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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