Key statistics
Satellite THOR ALTAIR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21807
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ALTAIR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ALTAIR DEB
International designator: 1966-026D
Object number (NORAD): 2177
Object ID (CCSDS): 2177
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.355 minutes
Inclination: 98.9559 deg
SMA: 7010.234 km
Apoapsis: 722.995 km
Periapsis: 541.202 km
RAAN: 311.2532 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01296629
Argument of periapsis: 219.2294 deg
Mean anomaly: 139.9464 deg
Mean motion: 14.79122082 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005345 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006341821 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:58 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ALTAIR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02177U 66026D 25346.16592942 .00005345 00000-0 63418-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 02177 98.9559 311.2532 0129663 219.2294 139.9464 14.79122082135187
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ALTAIR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR ALTAIR DEB.
Associated space launch
The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.
THOR ALTAIR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F3’, on board a Thor Burner 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 31, 1966, 5:41 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 31, 1966, 5:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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