THORAD AGENA D DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20338

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: 102.596 minutes

Inclination: 99.6575 deg

SMA: 7259.601 km

Apoapsis: 941.088 km

Periapsis: 821.844 km

RAAN: 249.2209 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00821282

Argument of periapsis: 115.4531 deg

Mean anomaly: 245.516 deg

Mean motion: 14.03568551 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001133 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00073097082 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:18 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04612U 70025Q 25346.22086886 .00001133 00000-0 73097-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 04612 99.6575 249.2209 0082128 115.4531 245.5160 14.03568551818698

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-08-19 15:55:19	0.001036894	99.0 (m)	DEBRIS
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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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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