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

20870

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.8

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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: 1968-092B

Object number (NORAD): 3522

Object ID (CCSDS): 3522

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.634 minutes

Inclination: 98.789 deg

SMA: 7166.768 km

Apoapsis: 809.234 km

Periapsis: 768.031 km

RAAN: 130.6995 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00287458

Argument of periapsis: 356.2227 deg

Mean anomaly: 3.8734 deg

Mean motion: 14.30927975 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000382 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016198772 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, 6:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 03522U 68092B 25346.28152894 .00000382 00000-0 16199-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 03522 98.7890 130.6995 0028746 356.2227 3.8734 14.30927975973542

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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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-11-30 10:22:24	0.0007239134	100.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB	LEO	2025-03-02 10:04:00	0.000117704	595.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-09 02:31:30	0.0001060996	407.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-02 05:13:42	0.0002740119	168.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-11 20:07:35	0.0001323642	924.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth 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-4B F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 23, 1968, 4:34 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 23, 1968, 4:34 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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