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

20181

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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: 1970-025CM

Object number (NORAD): 4738

Object ID (CCSDS): 4738

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.771 minutes

Inclination: 100.0839 deg

SMA: 7220.641 km

Apoapsis: 876.855 km

Periapsis: 808.157 km

RAAN: 143.5565 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0047571

Argument of periapsis: 131.255 deg

Mean anomaly: 229.2732 deg

Mean motion: 14.14943628 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001791 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00094393 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:59 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04738U 70025CM 25189.83307194 .00001791 00000-0 94393-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 04738 100.0839 143.5565 0047571 131.2550 229.2732 14.14943628791742

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
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2025-02-15 17:08:37 0.0001327471 43.0 (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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