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

20237

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.8

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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: 1970-025EM

Object number (NORAD): 4857

Object ID (CCSDS): 4857

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.849 minutes

Inclination: 99.7607 deg

SMA: 7176.951 km

Apoapsis: 830.463 km

Periapsis: 767.168 km

RAAN: 112.7043 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00440959

Argument of periapsis: 196.8304 deg

Mean anomaly: 163.1413 deg

Mean motion: 14.27883599 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004843 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0019564977 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 11:42 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 2:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04857U 70025EM 25245.59175488 .00004843 00000-0 19565-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04857 99.7607 112.7043 0044096 196.8304 163.1413 14.27883599781883

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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
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-04-04 10:32:01	0.0001298632	195.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-01-15 23:18:38	0.0001275628	134.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2 R/B	SSO	2025-01-14 06:59:57	0.0001831169	46.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-10-28 02:26:57	0.0001398848	729.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2024-09-26 21:35:27	0.0007587994	750.0 (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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