Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20297
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.9
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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: 1970-025EK
Object number (NORAD): 4855
Object ID (CCSDS): 4855
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.768 minutes
Inclination: 99.9301 deg
SMA: 7361.731 km
Apoapsis: 994.826 km
Periapsis: 972.367 km
RAAN: 244.5984 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00152539
Argument of periapsis: 287.9087 deg
Mean anomaly: 248.8448 deg
Mean motion: 13.74462209 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000852 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0009510446 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 1, 2025, 7:40 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 2:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04855U 70025EK 25305.59374450 .00000852 00000-0 95104-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 04855 99.9301 244.5984 0015254 287.9087 248.8448 13.74462209765700
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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