Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20339
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.2
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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: 1970-025GN
Object number (NORAD): 4968
Object ID (CCSDS): 4968
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.678 minutes
Inclination: 100.1773 deg
SMA: 7404.282 km
Apoapsis: 1040.98 km
Periapsis: 1011.314 km
RAAN: 343.1736 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0020033
Argument of periapsis: 129.5112 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.1392 deg
Mean motion: 13.62631308 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000314 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046434 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 4968U 70025GN 25345.98364433 .00000314 00000-0 46434-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 4968 100.1773 343.1736 0020033 129.5112 287.1392 13.62631308758919
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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