Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19518
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: 1972-018B
Object number (NORAD): 5904
Object ID (CCSDS): 5904
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.097 minutes
Inclination: 99.0815 deg
SMA: 7188.756 km
Apoapsis: 844.579 km
Periapsis: 776.663 km
RAAN: 42.008 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00472378
Argument of periapsis: 170.1305 deg
Mean anomaly: 190.0811 deg
Mean motion: 14.24367759 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000301 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014887918 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05904U 72018B 25242.88136926 .00000301 00000-0 14888-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 05904 99.0815 42.0080 0047238 170.1305 190.0811 14.24367759771538
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 | DMSP-5B F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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