Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21079
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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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: 1967-080B
Object number (NORAD): 2940
Object ID (CCSDS): 2940
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.615 minutes
Inclination: 98.5484 deg
SMA: 7213.264 km
Apoapsis: 861.305 km
Periapsis: 808.953 km
RAAN: 325.4238 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036289
Argument of periapsis: 295.9248 deg
Mean anomaly: 63.8189 deg
Mean motion: 14.1711475 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000167 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010307 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 10:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 02940U 67080B 25127.94514930 .00000167 00000-0 10307-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02940 98.5484 325.4238 0036289 295.9248 63.8189 14.17114750977581
Live tracking on map
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.
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 F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 23, 1967, 4:41 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 23, 1967, 4:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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