Key statistics
Satellite THOR AGENA D R/B at a glance.
Uptime
22399
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR AGENA D R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THOR AGENA D R/B
International designator: 1964-001A
Object number (NORAD): 727
Object ID (CCSDS): 727
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.172 minutes
Inclination: 69.9056 deg
SMA: 7286.776 km
Apoapsis: 919.691 km
Periapsis: 897.591 km
RAAN: 78.9616 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015164
Argument of periapsis: 216.699 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.3078 deg
Mean motion: 13.95724263 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000076368 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR AGENA D R/B
TLE line 1: 1 00727U 64001A 25128.57770545 .00000051 00000-0 76368-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00727 69.9056 78.9616 0015164 216.6990 143.3078 13.95724263120696
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR AGENA D R/B.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
THOR AGENA D R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 11, 1964, 8:07 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1E.
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 11, 1964, 8:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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