Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20177
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: 113.357 minutes
Inclination: 99.7929 deg
SMA: 7758.748 km
Apoapsis: 1763.2 km
Periapsis: 998.026 km
RAAN: 119.1819 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0493104
Argument of periapsis: 349.3208 deg
Mean anomaly: 126.1141 deg
Mean motion: 12.70326257 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000009 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038951 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 10:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05000U 70025HW 25185.43286111 .00000090 00000-0 38951-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 05000 99.7929 119.1819 0493104 349.3208 126.1141 12.70326257547504
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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