Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20240
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
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: 1970-025BJ
Object number (NORAD): 4685
Object ID (CCSDS): 4685
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.166 minutes
Inclination: 99.9482 deg
SMA: 7427.041 km
Apoapsis: 1088.036 km
Periapsis: 1009.776 km
RAAN: 326.5552 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00526855
Argument of periapsis: 275.436 deg
Mean anomaly: 268.7016 deg
Mean motion: 13.56372708 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000312 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005051402 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 11:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04685U 70025BJ 25248.97163865 .00000312 00000-0 50514-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 04685 99.9482 326.5552 0052685 275.4360 268.7016 13.56372708730975
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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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