Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20121
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: 103.144 minutes
Inclination: 99.6564 deg
SMA: 7285.468 km
Apoapsis: 954.033 km
Periapsis: 860.633 km
RAAN: 178.1413 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00641
Argument of periapsis: 229.5344 deg
Mean anomaly: 130.0217 deg
Mean motion: 13.96100241 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003665 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026585 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 8:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05185U 70025KB 25129.34964943 .00003665 00000-0 26585-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 05185 99.6564 178.1413 0064100 229.5344 130.0217 13.96100241745473
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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