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

20235

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.7

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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: 1970-025JS

Object number (NORAD): 5149

Object ID (CCSDS): 5149

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.884 minutes

Inclination: 99.6575 deg

SMA: 7178.645 km

Apoapsis: 836.815 km

Periapsis: 764.205 km

RAAN: 256.7531 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00505737

Argument of periapsis: 237.1072 deg

Mean anomaly: 122.5234 deg

Mean motion: 14.27378231 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000306 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0012523772 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 1:21 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 05149U 70025JS 25242.55627404 .00003060 00000-0 12524-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 05149 99.6575 256.7531 0050574 237.1072 122.5234 14.27378231820135

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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
COSMOS 1844	LEO	2025-04-15 10:21:14	0.003654478	173.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
DMSP 5D-3 F19 DEB	SSO	2025-03-05 19:42:31	0.0002337186	63.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2 R/B	SSO	2024-11-28 16:06:18	0.0001408627	322.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 676	LEO	2024-11-10 21:10:12	0.0007686071	955.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-27 13:44:56	0.0006544798	129.0 (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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