THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20118

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.7

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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: 1970-025FJ

Object number (NORAD): 4912

Object ID (CCSDS): 4912

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.133 minutes

Inclination: 99.7187 deg

SMA: 7190.461 km

Apoapsis: 838.631 km

Periapsis: 786.021 km

RAAN: 198.5956 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0036583

Argument of periapsis: 12.9965 deg

Mean anomaly: 347.2145 deg

Mean motion: 14.23861249 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003901 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0017137 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 3:54 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04912U 70025FJ 25125.66296129 .00003901 00000-0 17137-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04912 99.7187 198.5956 0036583 12.9965 347.2145 14.23861249796041

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-05-04 19:08:07 0.0002335334 68.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-12 R/B(2) LEO 2025-02-09 14:47:45 0.01695686 6.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
CZ-4C R/B SSO 2025-01-31 05:26:53 0.0002398893 26.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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