Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.6
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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: 1970-025EX
Object number (NORAD): 4867
Object ID (CCSDS): 4867
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.754 minutes
Inclination: 99.6058 deg
SMA: 7267.087 km
Apoapsis: 978.946 km
Periapsis: 798.958 km
RAAN: 173.0367 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01238377
Argument of periapsis: 163.9253 deg
Mean anomaly: 196.5895 deg
Mean motion: 14.01400292 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000097 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000090441855 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 4:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04867U 70025EX 25249.67695948 .00000097 00000-0 90442-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04867 99.6058 173.0367 0123838 163.9253 196.5895 14.01400292815027
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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