Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20289
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.7
Latest
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: 1970-025GG
Object number (NORAD): 4946
Object ID (CCSDS): 4946
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.109 minutes
Inclination: 99.663 deg
SMA: 7330.82 km
Apoapsis: 965.073 km
Periapsis: 940.297 km
RAAN: 51.821 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00168987
Argument of periapsis: 221.3518 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.406 deg
Mean motion: 13.83164807 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001743 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016315414 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 10:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04946U 70025GG 25297.93277326 .00001743 00000-0 16315-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04946 99.6630 51.8210 0016899 221.3518 262.4060 13.83164807770476
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.
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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