Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19213
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: 98.867 minutes
Inclination: 98.5488 deg
SMA: 7082.615 km
Apoapsis: 713.496 km
Periapsis: 695.464 km
RAAN: 201.2679 deg
Eccentricy: 0.001273
Argument of periapsis: 83.7924 deg
Mean anomaly: 276.4723 deg
Mean motion: 14.5650604 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000239 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00006459 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 6:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS F BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06218U 72076C 25129.77218524 .00000239 00000-0 64590-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 06218 98.5488 201.2679 0012730 83.7924 276.4723 14.56506040787727
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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