Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20181
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.1
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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: 1970-025JZ
Object number (NORAD): 5183
Object ID (CCSDS): 5183
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.436 minutes
Inclination: 100.061 deg
SMA: 7346.151 km
Apoapsis: 993.234 km
Periapsis: 942.798 km
RAAN: 53.6616 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0034328
Argument of periapsis: 89.7973 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.0952 deg
Mean motion: 13.78837128 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000419 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045787 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05183U 70025JZ 25188.90595138 .00000419 00000-0 45787-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 05183 100.0610 53.6616 0034328 89.7973 287.0952 13.78837128757209
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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