Key statistics
Satellite THORAD AGENA D DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20242
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.9
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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: 1970-025LW
Object number (NORAD): 5691
Object ID (CCSDS): 5691
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.302 minutes
Inclination: 98.9135 deg
SMA: 7245.764 km
Apoapsis: 891.52 km
Periapsis: 843.738 km
RAAN: 322.8368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0032973
Argument of periapsis: 324.662 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.2363 deg
Mean motion: 14.07591009 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002133 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012835512 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 5:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05691U 70025LW 25250.74313450 .00002133 00000-0 12836-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 05691 98.9135 322.8368 0032973 324.6620 35.2363 14.07591009789919
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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