ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

19385

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: 98.86 minutes

Inclination: 98.5364 deg

SMA: 7082.299 km

Apoapsis: 711.47 km

Periapsis: 696.859 km

RAAN: 16.6723 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00103151

Argument of periapsis: 277.5754 deg

Mean anomaly: 82.4272 deg

Mean motion: 14.56603573 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000333 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.000085541464 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:05 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 06218U 72076C 25300.96187465 .00000333 00000-0 85541-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 06218 98.5364 16.6723 0010315 277.5754 82.4272 14.56603573812642

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-10-18 02:56:41	0.00129675	162.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-30 09:00:38	0.0002432628	483.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2025-02-13 09:44:18	0.0001019013	460.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB	LEO	2024-09-26 15:32:49	0.0003627339	769.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB *	LEO	2024-08-02 19:24:30	0.0002496276	969.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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