Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18952
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.7
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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: 1973-054B
Object number (NORAD): 6788
Object ID (CCSDS): 6788
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.923 minutes
Inclination: 98.6719 deg
SMA: 7180.494 km
Apoapsis: 822.239 km
Periapsis: 782.478 km
RAAN: 52.2423 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0027687
Argument of periapsis: 354.6611 deg
Mean anomaly: 5.427 deg
Mean motion: 14.26826919 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000073 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000048201 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 3:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06788U 73054B 25186.62646862 .00000073 00000-0 48201-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 06788 98.6719 52.2423 0027687 354.6611 5.4270 14.26826919696057
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 F4’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 17, 1973, 4:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 17, 1973, 4:49 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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