Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19563
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: 101.134 minutes
Inclination: 99.0509 deg
SMA: 7190.468 km
Apoapsis: 856.181 km
Periapsis: 768.484 km
RAAN: 75.3143 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060981
Argument of periapsis: 251.1764 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.2792 deg
Mean motion: 14.23859234 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000239 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012276 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 8:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05556U 71087B 25124.87000373 .00000239 00000-0 12276-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 05556 99.0509 75.3143 0060981 251.1764 108.2792 14.23859234776424
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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