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

20087

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.9

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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: 1970-070B

Object number (NORAD): 4513

Object ID (CCSDS): 4513

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.378 minutes

Inclination: 98.9239 deg

SMA: 7154.617 km

Apoapsis: 823.722 km

Periapsis: 729.243 km

RAAN: 199.8678 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00660266

Argument of periapsis: 358.1445 deg

Mean anomaly: 1.9485 deg

Mean motion: 14.34574587 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000651 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00024126483 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:31 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 04513U 70070B 25243.89689690 .00000651 00000-0 24126-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 04513 98.9239 199.8678 0066027 358.1445 1.9485 14.34574587868078

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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	SSO	2025-04-24 11:52:20	0.001344211	11.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-01-02 01:53:17	0.0001065958	413.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2024-11-09 10:27:56	0.0007952688	811.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-05 23:38:13	0.0002183872	746.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-26 05:44:33	0.001098861	99.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military meteorological satellite

THOR BURNER 2 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 3, 1970, 8:39 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 3, 1970, 8:39 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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