Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19625
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: 103.923 minutes
Inclination: 69.9945 deg
SMA: 7322.089 km
Apoapsis: 951.547 km
Periapsis: 936.36 km
RAAN: 236.6766 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00103705
Argument of periapsis: 130.927 deg
Mean anomaly: 229.2729 deg
Mean motion: 13.85639562 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000049 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000087476715 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05679U 71110B 25248.95092467 .00000049 00000-0 87477-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 05679 69.9945 236.6766 0010371 130.9270 229.2729 13.85639562329983
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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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