Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20338
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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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: 1970-025R
Object number (NORAD): 4613
Object ID (CCSDS): 4613
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.048 minutes
Inclination: 98.6038 deg
SMA: 7186.405 km
Apoapsis: 869.401 km
Periapsis: 747.14 km
RAAN: 19.6027 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0085064
Argument of periapsis: 355.2273 deg
Mean anomaly: 4.8087 deg
Mean motion: 14.25066748 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003807 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015815 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 12:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 4613U 70025R 25346.03173218 .00003807 00000-0 15815-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 4613 98.6038 19.6027 0085064 355.2273 4.8087 14.25066748834448
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB.
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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