Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20139
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: 100.374 minutes
Inclination: 98.9348 deg
SMA: 7154.436 km
Apoapsis: 823.026 km
Periapsis: 729.576 km
RAAN: 253.2056 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00653093
Argument of periapsis: 205.0755 deg
Mean anomaly: 154.7253 deg
Mean motion: 14.34629193 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000427 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016383677 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 22, 2025, 12:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04513U 70070B 25295.50838762 .00000427 00000-0 16384-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 04513 98.9348 253.2056 0065309 205.0755 154.7253 14.34629193875476
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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