THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20118

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.1

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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: 1970-025CH

Object number (NORAD): 4734

Object ID (CCSDS): 4734

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.898 minutes

Inclination: 100.14 deg

SMA: 7320.917 km

Apoapsis: 1001.921 km

Periapsis: 883.643 km

RAAN: 174.0035 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0080781

Argument of periapsis: 339.6026 deg

Mean anomaly: 20.1906 deg

Mean motion: 13.85972207 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000682 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00062198 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 2:09 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04734U 70025CH 25126.59019680 .00000682 00000-0 62198-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 04734 100.1400 174.0035 0080781 339.6026 20.1906 13.85972207766235

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THORAD AGENA D DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 970 DEB LEO 2024-10-31 18:19:29 0.0002465203 116.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-10-02 02:36:00 0.0001333792 113.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-06-30 07:57:58 0.0002396207 243.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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