Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20370
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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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: 1969-082ED
Object number (NORAD): 4432
Object ID (CCSDS): 4432
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.704 minutes
Inclination: 69.9778 deg
SMA: 7170.071 km
Apoapsis: 831.046 km
Periapsis: 752.826 km
RAAN: 1.3305 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0054546
Argument of periapsis: 251.0208 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.5 deg
Mean motion: 14.29939292 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000373 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016456 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04432U 69082ED 25187.59812653 .00000373 00000-0 16456-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 04432 69.9778 1.3305 0054546 251.0208 108.5000 14.29939292885673
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
THORAD AGENA D DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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