Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20120
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: 103.021 minutes
Inclination: 99.9164 deg
SMA: 7279.675 km
Apoapsis: 918.842 km
Periapsis: 884.237 km
RAAN: 60.4047 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0023768
Argument of periapsis: 196.5749 deg
Mean anomaly: 163.4637 deg
Mean motion: 13.9776711 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001805 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013096 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04658U 70025AS 25127.78808289 .00001805 00000-0 13096-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04658 99.9164 60.4047 0023768 196.5749 163.4637 13.97767110761737
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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