Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19504
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THORAD AGENA D R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THORAD AGENA D R/B
International designator: 1971-110B
Object number (NORAD): 5679
Object ID (CCSDS): 5679
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.924 minutes
Inclination: 69.9941 deg
SMA: 7322.142 km
Apoapsis: 955.292 km
Periapsis: 932.723 km
RAAN: 131.3603 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015412
Argument of periapsis: 276.1826 deg
Mean anomaly: 83.7518 deg
Mean motion: 13.85624339 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000055 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000092929 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 5:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05679U 71110B 25127.74766885 .00000055 00000-0 92929-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 05679 69.9941 131.3603 0015412 276.1826 83.7518 13.85624339313192
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Real-time ground track for satellite THORAD AGENA D R/B.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
THORAD AGENA D R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 14, 1971, 12:13 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 14, 1971, 12:13 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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