Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19623
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.1
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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: 1971-087B
Object number (NORAD): 5556
Object ID (CCSDS): 5556
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.132 minutes
Inclination: 99.0542 deg
SMA: 7190.403 km
Apoapsis: 857.625 km
Periapsis: 766.91 km
RAAN: 137.0928 deg
Eccentricy: 0.006308
Argument of periapsis: 79.3556 deg
Mean anomaly: 281.4718 deg
Mean motion: 14.23878576 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000101 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000062909 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 9:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05556U 71087B 25184.88126494 .00000101 00000-0 62909-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 05556 99.0542 137.0928 0063080 79.3556 281.4718 14.23878576784960
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 2A | DSAP-5B F1’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 14, 1971, 7:51 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 14, 1971, 7:51 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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