Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20339
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.4
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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: 1970-025AQ
Object number (NORAD): 4656
Object ID (CCSDS): 4656
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.231 minutes
Inclination: 99.4033 deg
SMA: 7383.373 km
Apoapsis: 1023.977 km
Periapsis: 986.499 km
RAAN: 240.7522 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00253799
Argument of periapsis: 80.7132 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.0724 deg
Mean motion: 13.68423661 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000689 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00085331223 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04656U 70025AQ 25346.31818694 .00000689 00000-0 85331-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 04656 99.4033 240.7522 0025380 80.7132 32.0724 13.68423661767741
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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