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

20240

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

100.0

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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: 1970-025HL

Object number (NORAD): 4990

Object ID (CCSDS): 4990

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.615 minutes

Inclination: 99.994 deg

SMA: 7260.497 km

Apoapsis: 922.244 km

Periapsis: 842.481 km

RAAN: 359.0516 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00549296

Argument of periapsis: 117.7089 deg

Mean anomaly: 242.9662 deg

Mean motion: 14.03308633 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003377 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0021663637 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 7:15 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04990U 70025HL 25248.80261654 .00003377 00000-0 21664-2 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04990 99.9940 359.0516 0054930 117.7089 242.9662 14.03308633780532

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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
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-06-21 22:50:16	0.0003034673	34.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-21 05:29:36	0.0001432947	381.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 11:16:39	0.0004498519	133.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2024-09-08 17:49:10	0.0002089442	251.0 (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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