Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20233
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1970-025CU
Object number (NORAD): 4745
Object ID (CCSDS): 4745
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.03 minutes
Inclination: 100.0757 deg
SMA: 7280.061 km
Apoapsis: 922.892 km
Periapsis: 880.959 km
RAAN: 187.9629 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00288004
Argument of periapsis: 50.3394 deg
Mean anomaly: 310.03 deg
Mean motion: 13.97655953 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001884 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013670669 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 7:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04745U 70025CU 25241.82509851 .00001884 00000-0 13671-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 04745 100.0757 187.9629 0028800 50.3394 310.0300 13.97655953780551
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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