Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20311
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
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: 1969-082EG
Object number (NORAD): 4435
Object ID (CCSDS): 4435
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.037 minutes
Inclination: 70.0152 deg
SMA: 6994.979 km
Apoapsis: 626.372 km
Periapsis: 607.317 km
RAAN: 250.9812 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013621
Argument of periapsis: 141.7407 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.4714 deg
Mean motion: 14.83963093 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012821 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015434 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04435U 69082EG 25128.67851437 .00012821 00000-0 15434-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04435 70.0152 250.9812 0013621 141.7407 218.4714 14.83963093906937
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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