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

≈ 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: 113.351 minutes

Inclination: 99.793 deg

SMA: 7758.475 km

Apoapsis: 1759.919 km

Periapsis: 1000.762 km

RAAN: 212.846 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0489244

Argument of periapsis: 112.8766 deg

Mean anomaly: 307.3609 deg

Mean motion: 12.70393259 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001019 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0032571 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 5:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 5000U 70025HW 25294.73434726 .00001019 00000-0 32571-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 5000 99.7930 212.8460 0489244 112.8766 307.3609 12.70393259561381

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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
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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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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