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

20179

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1970-025HP

Object number (NORAD): 4993

Object ID (CCSDS): 4993

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.775 minutes

Inclination: 100.1768 deg

SMA: 7268.068 km

Apoapsis: 951.648 km

Periapsis: 828.218 km

RAAN: 290.3738 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0084913

Argument of periapsis: 194.6911 deg

Mean anomaly: 165.178 deg

Mean motion: 14.01116624 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000971 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00066171 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 4:10 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 6:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04993U 70025HP 25186.77378096 .00000971 00000-0 66171-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 04993 100.1768 290.3738 0084913 194.6911 165.1780 14.01116624790200

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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	2025-06-22 23:24:24	0.0004371324	79.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-14 R/B	LEO	2025-02-09 17:42:01	0.0001007557	185.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 1932	LEO	2025-01-24 15:49:55	0.0003759854	226.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-16 17:23:14	0.0001023645	195.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-17 DEB	LEO	2024-09-26 02:55:07	0.0005306547	228.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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