THOR BURNER 2 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

21089

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.2

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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: 1967-096B

Object number (NORAD): 2985

Object ID (CCSDS): 2985

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.043 minutes

Inclination: 99.1658 deg

SMA: 7043.225 km

Apoapsis: 724.468 km

Periapsis: 605.712 km

RAAN: 175.9381 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0084305

Argument of periapsis: 50.1852 deg

Mean anomaly: 310.6731 deg

Mean motion: 14.68741669 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000872 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00015243 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 1:03 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 02985U 67096B 25187.54387718 .00000872 00000-0 15243-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 02985 99.1658 175.9381 0084305 50.1852 310.6731 14.68741669 42446

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-20 00:11:18	0.000142045	154.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB *	LEO	2024-10-16 20:57:45	0.000435105	649.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-10-13 16:19:58	0.0001390725	137.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ORBCOMM FM 29	LEO	2024-10-12 00:32:43	0.0007839278	42.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
PEGASUS DEB	LEO	2024-09-07 15:13:37	0.0001013653	535.0 (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 F4’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 11, 1967, 7:57 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 11, 1967, 7:57 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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