Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20241
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1970-025EA
Object number (NORAD): 4819
Object ID (CCSDS): 4819
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.372 minutes
Inclination: 100.0892 deg
SMA: 7154.3 km
Apoapsis: 801.031 km
Periapsis: 751.299 km
RAAN: 216.7129 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00347567
Argument of periapsis: 0.0412 deg
Mean anomaly: 0.0765 deg
Mean motion: 14.3467011 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008832 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0031162209 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04819U 70025EA 25249.87453697 .00008832 00000-0 31162-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04819 100.0892 216.7129 0034757 0.0412 0.0765 14.34670110803472
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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