Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
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: 1970-025HM
Object number (NORAD): 4991
Object ID (CCSDS): 4991
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.392 minutes
Inclination: 100.2211 deg
SMA: 7437.612 km
Apoapsis: 1074.513 km
Periapsis: 1044.44 km
RAAN: 1.205 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0020217
Argument of periapsis: 210.5938 deg
Mean anomaly: 167.906 deg
Mean motion: 13.53482107 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000041583 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04991U 70025HM 25187.45960243 -.00000020 00000-0 41583-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 04991 100.2211 1.2050 0020217 210.5938 167.9060 13.53482107727728
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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