THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

21638

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: THOR BURNER 2 R/B

International designator: 1966-082B

Object number (NORAD): 2422

Object ID (CCSDS): 2422

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.546 minutes

Inclination: 98.2171 deg

SMA: 7115.005 km

Apoapsis: 816.114 km

Periapsis: 657.625 km

RAAN: 141.2976 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01113764

Argument of periapsis: 57.5989 deg

Mean anomaly: 303.5921 deg

Mean motion: 14.46571749 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000605 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016739209 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:29 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 02422U 66082B 25346.31247122 .00000605 00000-0 16739-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 02422 98.2171 141.2976 0111376 57.5989 303.5921 14.46571749 88256

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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR BURNER 2 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-08-01 12:09:41	0.0001877897	257.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-05-15 02:19:11	0.000103265	488.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-14 DEB	LEO	2025-05-06 08:28:47	0.000175618	511.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-20 00:30:08	0.0002518219	294.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1375 DEB	LEO	2025-03-10 12:58:14	0.0003028478	142.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

THOR BURNER 2 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F1’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1966, 4:36 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 16, 1966, 4:36 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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