Key statistics
Satellite THOR 2A at a glance.
Uptime
10337
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
11.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR 2A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THOR 2A
International designator: 1997-025A
Object number (NORAD): 24808
Object ID (CCSDS): 24808
Country: NORWAY (NOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1454.92 minutes
Inclination: 11.5573 deg
SMA: 42532.377 km
Apoapsis: 36161.238 km
Periapsis: 36147.245 km
RAAN: 34.7966 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001645
Argument of periapsis: 275.367 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.3248 deg
Mean motion: 0.98974493 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000241 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 5:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR 2A
TLE line 1: 1 24808U 97025A 25248.73148184 -.00000241 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 24808 11.5573 34.7966 0001645 275.3670 277.3248 0.98974493 43268
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR 2A.
Associated space launch
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997.
THOR 2A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | Thor II’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on May 20, 1997, 10:39 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Delta II | Thor II
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 20, 1997, 10:39 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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