Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20240
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 101.746 minutes
Inclination: 100.0857 deg
SMA: 7219.463 km
Apoapsis: 876.168 km
Periapsis: 806.489 km
RAAN: 209.4284 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00482577
Argument of periapsis: 337.4255 deg
Mean anomaly: 22.4791 deg
Mean motion: 14.15289921 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004196 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0021583908 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 3:56 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04738U 70025CM 25248.16423902 .00004196 00000-0 21584-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04738 100.0857 209.4284 0048258 337.4255 22.4791 14.15289921799990
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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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