Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20176
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1970-025AR
Object number (NORAD): 4657
Object ID (CCSDS): 4657
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.99 minutes
Inclination: 100.1447 deg
SMA: 7372.116 km
Apoapsis: 1005.171 km
Periapsis: 982.791 km
RAAN: 39.0196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015179
Argument of periapsis: 224.9846 deg
Mean anomaly: 189.828 deg
Mean motion: 13.7155905 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000376 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00047228 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 3, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 1:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 4657U 70025AR 25184.56882583 .00000376 00000-0 47228-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 4657 100.1447 39.0196 0015179 224.9846 189.8280 13.71559050747401
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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