Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19971
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: 100.383 minutes
Inclination: 98.915 deg
SMA: 7154.84 km
Apoapsis: 823.687 km
Periapsis: 729.722 km
RAAN: 80.0771 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0065665
Argument of periapsis: 338.426 deg
Mean anomaly: 21.4159 deg
Mean motion: 14.34507798 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000391 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015178 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04513U 70070B 25127.83555393 .00000391 00000-0 15178-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04513 98.9150 80.0771 0065665 338.4260 21.4159 14.34507798851435
Live tracking on map
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.
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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