Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20123
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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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: 1970-025BZ
Object number (NORAD): 4715
Object ID (CCSDS): 4715
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.176 minutes
Inclination: 99.1564 deg
SMA: 7333.96 km
Apoapsis: 983.155 km
Periapsis: 928.495 km
RAAN: 199.5284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037265
Argument of periapsis: 102.2269 deg
Mean anomaly: 22.5427 deg
Mean motion: 13.82276585 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000244 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026465 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 4:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04715U 70025BZ 25131.70472803 .00000244 00000-0 26465-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04715 99.1564 199.5284 0037265 102.2269 22.5427 13.82276585757969
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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