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

20598

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.3

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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: 1969-062B

Object number (NORAD): 4048

Object ID (CCSDS): 4048

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.548 minutes

Inclination: 98.3424 deg

SMA: 7162.665 km

Apoapsis: 813.392 km

Periapsis: 755.669 km

RAAN: 176.8239 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00402941

Argument of periapsis: 260.611 deg

Mean anomaly: 99.0517 deg

Mean motion: 14.32157519 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000393 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016021094 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, 5:41 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 04048U 69062B 25346.23708871 .00000393 00000-0 16021-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 04048 98.3424 176.8239 0040294 260.6110 99.0517 14.32157519937849

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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	2025-06-21 18:28:03	0.0002051327	183.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-06-15 19:31:29	0.002945791	17.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-31 10:09:49	0.0009018626	282.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-01-22 23:58:11	0.0003552302	134.0 (m)	DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	LEO	2025-01-03 00:12:36	0.0001684226	466.0 (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 F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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