Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20233
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: 102.769 minutes
Inclination: 100.1743 deg
SMA: 7267.788 km
Apoapsis: 950.393 km
Periapsis: 828.913 km
RAAN: 351.0299 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00835741
Argument of periapsis: 51.1647 deg
Mean anomaly: 309.6936 deg
Mean motion: 14.01197707 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000941 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00064140394 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 6:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04993U 70025HP 25241.25763391 .00000941 00000-0 64140-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 04993 100.1743 351.0299 0083574 51.1647 309.6936 14.01197707797830
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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