Key statistics
Satellite NATO 2B at a glance.
Uptime
19996
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
GEO
Geostationary Orbit
Inclination
1.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NATO 2B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NATO 2B
International designator: 1971-009A
Object number (NORAD): 4902
Object ID (CCSDS): 4902
Country: NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.088 minutes
Inclination: 1.7177 deg
SMA: 42164.555 km
Apoapsis: 35798.989 km
Periapsis: 35773.852 km
RAAN: 256.6355 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00029808
Argument of periapsis: 270.5025 deg
Mean anomaly: 340.9494 deg
Mean motion: 1.00272414 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000076 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 1, 2025, 7:40 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 2:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NATO 2B
TLE line 1: 1 04902U 71009A 25305.58963054 -.00000076 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 04902 1.7177 256.6355 0002981 270.5025 340.9494 1.00272414116353
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NATO 2B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object NATO 2B.
Associated space launch
First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.
NATO 2B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta M | NATO IIB’, on board a Thor Delta M space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta M | NATO IIB
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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