Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18796
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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 BURNER 2A DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR BURNER 2A DEB
International designator: 1974-015C
Object number (NORAD): 28591
Object ID (CCSDS): 28591
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.252 minutes
Inclination: 98.9653 deg
SMA: 7196.083 km
Apoapsis: 850.53 km
Periapsis: 785.366 km
RAAN: 141.0465 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00452775
Argument of periapsis: 234.6601 deg
Mean anomaly: 192.0941 deg
Mean motion: 14.2219287 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000264 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013831866 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 5:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28591U 74015C 25241.73757779 .00000264 00000-0 13832-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 28591 98.9653 141.0465 0045277 234.6601 192.0941 14.22192870 68405
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR BURNER 2A DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR BURNER 2A DEB.
Associated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
THOR BURNER 2A DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 16, 1974, 8 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 16, 1974, 8 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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