THOR AGENA B R/B, 2174

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR AGENA B R/B, 2174 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sun, 15 May 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2174, 1966-040B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

AGENA B, Unknown motor

Mass

600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-15 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Nozzle, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

8.306 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 THOR AGENA B R/B
1 02174U 66040B   25129.27758986 -.00000014  00000-0  63973-4 0  9999
2 02174 100.3189  46.5003 0055519 279.8169 202.8396 13.36267564875275

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:39:43.763Z)

Latitude

56.25373°

Longitude

-85.03567°

Altitude

1,170.906 km

Speed

7.255 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 08m 55s

True Declination

56° 06' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-68.66058°

Longitude

-127.91044°

Altitude

1,111.97 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 55m 00s

Apparent Declination

-55° 30' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:15:54

Azimuth

169.202° S

Elevation

-74.025°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,162.199 km

Perigee altitude

1,078.935 km

Semi-major axis

7,498.704 km

Eccentricity

0.0055519

Inclination

100.3189°

RAAN

46.5003°

Arg. of periapsis

279.8169°

True anomaly

202.59423°

Mean anomaly

202.8396°

Eccentric anomaly

202.71676°

Mean motion

3.34244 °/min

BSTAR

0.000063973

Orbital period

107.71 mins

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THOR AGENA B R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
13 mins	2025-05-09 18:43:10.021Z	179.946° S	2025-05-09 18:49:10.021Z	250.994° W	40.55°	2025-05-09 18:56:10.021Z	336.868° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-10 06:03:10.021Z	51.459° ENE	2025-05-10 06:07:10.021Z	91.676° ESE	20.705°	2025-05-10 06:12:10.021Z	140.323° SSE
12 mins	2025-05-10 07:48:10.021Z	7.728° NNE	2025-05-10 07:54:10.021Z	276.035° WNW	42.046°	2025-05-10 08:00:10.021Z	211.214° SW
5 mins	2025-05-10 16:24:10.021Z	75.177° E	2025-05-10 16:26:10.021Z	56.827° ENE	14.165°	2025-05-10 16:29:10.021Z	29.196° NE

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