Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20235
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: 101.628 minutes
Inclination: 99.3855 deg
SMA: 7213.874 km
Apoapsis: 873.794 km
Periapsis: 797.685 km
RAAN: 33.9107 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052752
Argument of periapsis: 196.6535 deg
Mean anomaly: 163.2907 deg
Mean motion: 14.1693493 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007166 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0035428931 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04822U 70025ED 25242.89055033 .00007166 00000-0 35429-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04822 99.3855 33.9107 0052752 196.6535 163.2907 14.16934930749431
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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