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

20234

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.1

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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: 1970-025AK

Object number (NORAD): 4651

Object ID (CCSDS): 4651

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.708 minutes

Inclination: 100.1259 deg

SMA: 7264.883 km

Apoapsis: 917.194 km

Periapsis: 856.302 km

RAAN: 158.9175 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00419081

Argument of periapsis: 139.5384 deg

Mean anomaly: 220.8907 deg

Mean motion: 14.02038076 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002145 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0014292406 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 5:10 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04651U 70025AK 25242.71592726 .00002145 00000-0 14292-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 04651 100.1259 158.9175 0041908 139.5384 220.8907 14.02038076795007

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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
METEOR 1-14	LEO	2025-06-03 05:40:53	0.0001221936	765.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2025-01-02 00:40:52	0.0001230272	130.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-09-17 20:35:35	0.0006717015	481.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-07-28 11:19:40	0.002106109	9.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-06-12 21:46:17	0.0001436774	219.0 (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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