THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20178

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.7

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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: 1970-025Q

Object number (NORAD): 4612

Object ID (CCSDS): 4612

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.629 minutes

Inclination: 99.6689 deg

SMA: 7261.187 km

Apoapsis: 941.526 km

Periapsis: 824.579 km

RAAN: 79.8726 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0080529

Argument of periapsis: 189.4358 deg

Mean anomaly: 170.5297 deg

Mean motion: 14.0310867 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000701 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00046871 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 3:46 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 4612U 70025Q 25186.65711901 .00000701 00000-0 46871-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 4612 99.6689 79.8726 0080529 189.4358 170.5297 14.03108670796781

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 724 LEO 2025-02-25 12:21:07 0.0001919057 766.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-14 DEB LEO 2024-11-17 10:22:52 0.0005173755 916.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-06-15 15:09:02 0.0008144442 60.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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