Re-entered 2003-11-16Debris

THORAD AGENA D DEB

NORAD: 17660
COSPAR: 1969-082KW

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Is it working?

Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	2003-11-16
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Re-entered	2003-11-16

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Spacecraft

Owner: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S17660, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1969-09-30
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Flight: POPPY 6/NRL Comp 7
Mission name: P-11 No. 4407
Launch site: V, SLC1W
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1969-082

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1969-082, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1969-09-30
Re-entered: 2003-11-16
Period: 89.3 min
Inclination: 70.34°
Apogee: 246 km
Perigee: 238 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0048 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: THORAD AGENA D R/B (NORAD 4159)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris261 in total, 52 still in orbit
Payload10 in total, 8 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit