Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20243
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.0
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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: 1970-025CD
Object number (NORAD): 4719
Object ID (CCSDS): 4719
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.133 minutes
Inclination: 99.9838 deg
SMA: 7284.925 km
Apoapsis: 995.074 km
Periapsis: 818.507 km
RAAN: 279.9868 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01211867
Argument of periapsis: 237.3452 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.5968 deg
Mean motion: 13.96256127 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000392 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030373853 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04719U 70025CD 25251.59991143 .00000392 00000-0 30374-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 04719 99.9838 279.9868 0121187 237.3452 121.5968 13.96256127803290
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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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