Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20244
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1970-025HK
Object number (NORAD): 4989
Object ID (CCSDS): 4989
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.942 minutes
Inclination: 99.6331 deg
SMA: 7369.866 km
Apoapsis: 1081.031 km
Periapsis: 902.432 km
RAAN: 117.1911 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01211684
Argument of periapsis: 187.395 deg
Mean anomaly: 241.5168 deg
Mean motion: 13.72187225 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000153 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016416287 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04989U 70025HK 25251.53531487 .00001530 00000-0 16416-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04989 99.6331 117.1911 0121168 187.3950 241.5168 13.72187225722877
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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