Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19431
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B
International designator: 1972-076C
Object number (NORAD): 6218
Object ID (CCSDS): 6218
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.857 minutes
Inclination: 98.5327 deg
SMA: 7082.165 km
Apoapsis: 712.795 km
Periapsis: 695.265 km
RAAN: 64.4805 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00123761
Argument of periapsis: 129.9449 deg
Mean anomaly: 230.2838 deg
Mean motion: 14.56644851 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000333 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000085591038 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06218U 72076C 25347.67256748 .00000333 00000-0 85591-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06218 98.5327 64.4805 0012376 129.9449 230.2838 14.56644851819443
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B.
Associated space launch
Cylindrical satellite used to calibrate optical and radar ground equipment.
ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat’, on board a Atlas Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m. from 576A1.
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Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas Burner 2
Launch pad: 576A1
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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