THOR BURNER 2 R/B

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

21298

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: 101.609 minutes

Inclination: 98.5357 deg

SMA: 7212.977 km

Apoapsis: 862.129 km

Periapsis: 807.556 km

RAAN: 175.097 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00378295

Argument of periapsis: 27.8535 deg

Mean anomaly: 332.4655 deg

Mean motion: 14.17199214 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000196 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00011682805 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 2:40 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 02940U 67080B 25346.11152759 .00000196 00000-0 11683-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 02940 98.5357 175.0970 0037830 27.8535 332.4655 14.17199214 8492

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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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-11-27 15:56:06	0.0001895904	224.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-10-26 19:55:55	0.000429866	193.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-10-23 06:51:49	0.0003215488	283.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-09-06 03:54:25	0.0007592357	113.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-8 DEB	LEO	2025-06-14 10:54:36	0.0008160228	146.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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