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

20242

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.0

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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: 1970-025AM

Object number (NORAD): 4653

Object ID (CCSDS): 4653

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.733 minutes

Inclination: 99.9948 deg

SMA: 7076.233 km

Apoapsis: 710.128 km

Periapsis: 686.067 km

RAAN: 141.588 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00170015

Argument of periapsis: 42.2032 deg

Mean anomaly: 318.0467 deg

Mean motion: 14.58477078 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00012364 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0026669298 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 10:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04653U 70025AM 25250.44445408 .00012364 00000-0 26669-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 04653 99.9948 141.5880 0017001 42.2032 318.0467 14.58477078825855

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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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-10 02:06:48	0.00158246	145.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2024-11-09 00:55:54	0.0002088211	823.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-10-28 08:58:57	0.0001007256	753.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CBERS 2B	SSO	2024-09-13 06:10:03	0.0001018611	345.0 (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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