In orbitDebris

THORAD AGENA D DEB

NORAD: 42538
COSPAR: 1970-025SU

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Lewis Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42538, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1970-04-08
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D ?
Flight: Nimbus 4
Mission name: Nimbus D
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: LERC/SAMSO
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1970-025

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1970-025, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1970-04-08
Period: 106.3 min
Inclination: 100.15°
Apogee: 1,056 km
Perigee: 1,054 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0151 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: THORAD AGENA D R/B (NORAD 4367)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris441 in total, 262 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit