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

20284

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: 102.757 minutes

Inclination: 100.1813 deg

SMA: 7267.232 km

Apoapsis: 948.988 km

Periapsis: 829.207 km

RAAN: 46.7698 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00824116

Argument of periapsis: 276.5811 deg

Mean anomaly: 82.5974 deg

Mean motion: 14.01358342 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001693 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0011254549 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 7:26 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04993U 70025HP 25291.30977400 .00001693 00000-0 11255-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 04993 100.1813 46.7698 0082412 276.5811 82.5974 14.01358342804848

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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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