Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18805
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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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: 1974-015E
Object number (NORAD): 28593
Object ID (CCSDS): 28593
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.054 minutes
Inclination: 99.1048 deg
SMA: 7139.205 km
Apoapsis: 802.11 km
Periapsis: 720.03 km
RAAN: 278.4817 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00574852
Argument of periapsis: 224.3483 deg
Mean anomaly: 135.309 deg
Mean motion: 14.39222682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001434 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046944801 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 7:58 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28593U 74015E 25251.33256216 .00001434 00000-0 46945-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 28593 99.1048 278.4817 0057485 224.3483 135.3090 14.39222682 74575
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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