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

20182

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.9

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.9

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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: 1970-025KG

Object number (NORAD): 5220

Object ID (CCSDS): 5220

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 111.429 minutes

Inclination: 99.8521 deg

SMA: 7670.552 km

Apoapsis: 1595.253 km

Periapsis: 989.581 km

RAAN: 103.6635 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0394803

Argument of periapsis: 51.615 deg

Mean anomaly: 3.7638 deg

Mean motion: 12.92298515 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001061 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0028647 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 10, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 9, 2025, 5:32 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB

TLE line 1: 1 05220U 70025KG 25190.73075644 .00001061 00000-0 28647-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 05220 99.8521 103.6635 0394803 51.6150 3.7638 12.92298515587252

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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
PEGASUS DEB	LEO	2025-06-20 20:02:29	0.0003017943	32.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB	LEO	2024-09-29 00:36:59	0.001145234	242.0 (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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