Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
18679
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: 100.078 minutes
Inclination: 99.1088 deg
SMA: 7140.36 km
Apoapsis: 803.142 km
Periapsis: 721.308 km
RAAN: 143.8726 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0057304
Argument of periapsis: 236.8774 deg
Mean anomaly: 122.6904 deg
Mean motion: 14.38873491 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001917 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00062663 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 12:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 28593U 74015E 25124.51030465 .00001917 00000-0 62663-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 28593 99.1088 143.8726 0057304 236.8774 122.6904 14.38873491 56330
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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