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

20177

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: 101.11 minutes

Inclination: 99.7197 deg

SMA: 7189.343 km

Apoapsis: 838.832 km

Periapsis: 783.585 km

RAAN: 264.347 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0038423

Argument of periapsis: 199.6844 deg

Mean anomaly: 160.285 deg

Mean motion: 14.24193278 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002288 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0010076 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 4:10 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04912U 70025FJ 25185.17415256 .00002288 00000-0 10076-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 04912 99.7197 264.3470 0038423 199.6844 160.2850 14.24193278804518

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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
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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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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