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

20180

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.5

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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: 1970-025JT

Object number (NORAD): 5150

Object ID (CCSDS): 5150

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.333 minutes

Inclination: 99.4832 deg

SMA: 7294.321 km

Apoapsis: 978.878 km

Periapsis: 853.494 km

RAAN: 259.7308 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0085946

Argument of periapsis: 307.6765 deg

Mean anomaly: 51.6622 deg

Mean motion: 13.93559242 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001058 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00081741 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 4:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 05150U 70025JT 25188.18390640 .00001058 00000-0 81741-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 05150 99.4832 259.7308 0085946 307.6765 51.6622 13.93559242762143

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
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-09 20:58:53 0.0001360858 588.0 (m) DEBRIS
UNAMSAT LEO 2024-10-13 04:52:16 0.000242951 220.0 (m) PAYLOAD

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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