Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19968
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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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: 1971-012B
Object number (NORAD): 4954
Object ID (CCSDS): 4954
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.028 minutes
Inclination: 98.3528 deg
SMA: 7137.947 km
Apoapsis: 785.086 km
Periapsis: 734.539 km
RAAN: 146.1255 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00354074
Argument of periapsis: 239.9175 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.8501 deg
Mean motion: 14.39602996 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000404 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014200087 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 8:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 04954U 71012B 25290.85837961 .00000404 00000-0 14200-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04954 98.3528 146.1255 0035407 239.9175 119.8501 14.39602996861007
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 F3’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 17, 1971, 3:52 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 17, 1971, 3:52 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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