Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20031
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: 100.381 minutes
Inclination: 98.9181 deg
SMA: 7154.737 km
Apoapsis: 823.987 km
Periapsis: 729.216 km
RAAN: 141.6153 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0066229
Argument of periapsis: 161.6845 deg
Mean anomaly: 198.6745 deg
Mean motion: 14.3453878 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000144 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000066053 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04513U 70070B 25187.47108511 .00000144 00000-0 66053-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04513 98.9181 141.6153 0066229 161.6845 198.6745 14.34538780859980
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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