THORAD AGENA D DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20338

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.4

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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: 1970-025ED

Object number (NORAD): 4822

Object ID (CCSDS): 4822

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.529 minutes

Inclination: 99.3835 deg

SMA: 7209.211 km

Apoapsis: 868.83 km

Periapsis: 793.322 km

RAAN: 143.0298 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00523688

Argument of periapsis: 265.7859 deg

Mean anomaly: 93.7328 deg

Mean motion: 14.18309976 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00008246 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0039687746 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04822U 70025ED 25346.21896730 .00008246 00000-0 39688-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 04822 99.3835 143.0298 0052369 265.7859 93.7328 14.18309976764073

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-21 01:49:09	0.0002833683	56.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-01 21:15:25	0.0002071089	193.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2025-02-26 17:26:00	0.00106948	73.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-4 R/B	SSO	2025-02-16 03:38:17	0.0004271154	277.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-23 06:25:13	0.0002665817	626.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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