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

20289

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.8

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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: 1970-025AJ

Object number (NORAD): 4650

Object ID (CCSDS): 4650

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.095 minutes

Inclination: 99.8313 deg

SMA: 7235.975 km

Apoapsis: 940.02 km

Periapsis: 775.66 km

RAAN: 36.9024 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0113571

Argument of periapsis: 21.4521 deg

Mean anomaly: 339.1351 deg

Mean motion: 14.10448281 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001447 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00079321 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:06 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 12:58 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 4650U 70025AJ 25296.54071890 .00001447 00000-0 79321-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 4650 99.8313 36.9024 0113571 21.4521 339.1351 14.10448281824324

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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
COSMOS 836	LEO	2025-07-26 16:42:51	0.0003954595	478.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-03-11 14:12:15	0.000101482	71.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB	SSO	2024-10-01 19:29:22	0.0003069453	65.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1992	LEO	2024-07-23 23:40:06	0.0006556909	92.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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