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

20286

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.9

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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: 1970-025HT

Object number (NORAD): 4997

Object ID (CCSDS): 4997

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.85 minutes

Inclination: 99.9408 deg

SMA: 7271.602 km

Apoapsis: 925.172 km

Periapsis: 861.761 km

RAAN: 173.8709 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00436022

Argument of periapsis: 83.9658 deg

Mean anomaly: 276.647 deg

Mean motion: 14.00095481 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002071 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0014281571 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:36 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 04997U 70025HT 25293.60888169 .00002071 00000-0 14282-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 04997 99.9408 173.8709 0043602 83.9658 276.6470 14.00095481800988

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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	LEO	2025-08-05 14:55:53	0.0008637893	21.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 249 DEB	LEO	2025-04-25 02:06:28	0.0001115764	153.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-16 08:30:46	0.0001274831	79.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-01-29 18:39:18	0.0003628004	56.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 DEB	LEO	2025-01-10 08:04:25	0.0001426071	187.0 (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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