Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20288
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.9
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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: 1970-025AS
Object number (NORAD): 4658
Object ID (CCSDS): 4658
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.979 minutes
Inclination: 99.9223 deg
SMA: 7277.653 km
Apoapsis: 917.766 km
Periapsis: 881.27 km
RAAN: 242.4574 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0025074
Argument of periapsis: 103.2658 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.1301 deg
Mean motion: 13.98349524 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002418 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0017232 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 9:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 4658U 70025AS 25296.40181581 .00002418 00000-0 17232-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 4658 99.9223 242.4574 0025074 103.2658 257.1301 13.98349524785298
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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