Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20369
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.1
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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: 1969-082FM
Object number (NORAD): 4468
Object ID (CCSDS): 4468
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.904 minutes
Inclination: 70.0735 deg
SMA: 7321.181 km
Apoapsis: 1006.581 km
Periapsis: 879.511 km
RAAN: 112.0074 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0086782
Argument of periapsis: 332.182 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.4653 deg
Mean motion: 13.85897288 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000116 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001411 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, 4:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04468U 69082FM 25187.19094113 .00000116 00000-0 14110-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04468 70.0735 112.0074 0086782 332.1820 27.4653 13.85897288807899
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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