THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42497

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 42497 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Wed, 08 Apr 1970 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

42497, 1970-025RB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1970-04-08 (55 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THORAD AGENA D DEB
1 42497U 70025RB  25199.40750367  .00001481  00000-0  10690-2 0  9990
2 42497 100.0239  44.9210 0029584 324.6042  35.3154 13.98364997591401

Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:46:48.317Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-38.23972°

Altitude

884.752 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 59m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-76.5123°

Longitude

95.21786°

Altitude

916.881 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 48m 37s

Apparent Declination

-74° 00' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:50:19

Azimuth

179.79° S

Elevation

-55.904°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

918.239 km

Perigee altitude

875.195 km

Semi-major axis

7,274.854 km

Eccentricity

0.00296

Inclination

100.0239°

RAAN

44.921°

Arg. of periapsis

324.6042°

True anomaly

35.51197°

Mean anomaly

35.3154°

Eccentric anomaly

35.41362°

Mean motion

3.49789 °/min

Orbital period

102.92 mins

BSTAR

0.001069

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THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4644

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4645

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THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4647 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4648 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4649 (Decayed)

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4650

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4651

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4652

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4653

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4654

THORAD AGENA D DEB, 4655

THORAD AGENA D DEB 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.
9 mins	2025-07-19 01:49:46.698Z	37.273° NE	2025-07-19 01:54:46.698Z	101.123° ESE	27.797°	2025-07-19 01:58:46.698Z	154.05° SSE
8 mins	2025-07-19 03:32:46.698Z	347.45° N	2025-07-19 03:35:46.698Z	301.82° NW	30.906°	2025-07-19 03:40:46.698Z	231.697° WSW
10 mins	2025-07-19 13:21:46.698Z	153.506° SSE	2025-07-19 13:26:46.698Z	95.858° ESE	42.857°	2025-07-19 13:31:46.698Z	351.051° N
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:07:46.698Z	251.483° W	2025-07-19 15:08:46.698Z	263.383° W	14.912°	2025-07-19 15:11:46.698Z	297.544° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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