Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20339
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: 102.988 minutes
Inclination: 100.0885 deg
SMA: 7278.12 km
Apoapsis: 918.475 km
Periapsis: 881.496 km
RAAN: 304.0363 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00254043
Argument of periapsis: 127.1922 deg
Mean anomaly: 233.1562 deg
Mean motion: 13.98214917 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002616 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0018666943 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04745U 70025CU 25347.60857435 .00002616 00000-0 18667-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 04745 100.0885 304.0363 0025404 127.1922 233.1562 13.98214917795336
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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