THORAD AGENA D DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.

Uptime

20117

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.8

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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: 1970-025HW

Object number (NORAD): 5000

Object ID (CCSDS): 5000

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 113.363 minutes

Inclination: 99.7935 deg

SMA: 7759.041 km

Apoapsis: 1762.228 km

Periapsis: 999.584 km

RAAN: 68.0769 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0491455

Argument of periapsis: 117.2663 deg

Mean anomaly: 276.0364 deg

Mean motion: 12.70254375 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000977 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0031218 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 7:04 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 05000U 70025HW 25125.79450804 .00000977 00000-0 31218-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 05000 99.7935 68.0769 0491455 117.2663 276.0364 12.70254375539932

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
OV1-9 HEO 2025-03-29 08:27:56 0.001048482 228.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 1959 LEO 2024-12-03 16:18:48 0.0006847522 295.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-14 DEB LEO 2024-10-18 07:39:22 0.0001003353 142.0 (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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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