Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
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: 1970-025EC
Object number (NORAD): 4821
Object ID (CCSDS): 4821
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.956 minutes
Inclination: 100.0565 deg
SMA: 7417.248 km
Apoapsis: 1046.396 km
Periapsis: 1031.83 km
RAAN: 218.2411 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0009819
Argument of periapsis: 14.4476 deg
Mean anomaly: 14.9254 deg
Mean motion: 13.59059862 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000203 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0003401 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04821U 70025EC 25187.05403545 .00000203 00000-0 34010-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04821 100.0565 218.2411 0009819 14.4476 14.9254 13.59059862729197
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.
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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