Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20239
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: 102.795 minutes
Inclination: 99.9988 deg
SMA: 7269.009 km
Apoapsis: 901.515 km
Periapsis: 880.234 km
RAAN: 288.5621 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00146379
Argument of periapsis: 111.9146 deg
Mean anomaly: 248.3573 deg
Mean motion: 14.00844458 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002498 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017051262 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 9:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42551U 70025TH 25246.37608893 .00002498 00000-0 17051-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 42551 99.9988 288.5621 0014638 111.9146 248.3573 14.00844458599461
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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