Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20180
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.7
Latest
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: 1970-025KB
Object number (NORAD): 5185
Object ID (CCSDS): 5185
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.125 minutes
Inclination: 99.6567 deg
SMA: 7284.529 km
Apoapsis: 954.554 km
Periapsis: 858.234 km
RAAN: 239.2235 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0066113
Argument of periapsis: 77.9499 deg
Mean anomaly: 282.9061 deg
Mean motion: 13.96370126 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001622 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011886 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05185U 70025KB 25187.60881368 .00001622 00000-0 11886-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 05185 99.6567 239.2235 0066113 77.9499 282.9061 13.96370126753608
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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