THOR BURNER 2A R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR BURNER 2A R/B at a glance.

Uptime

18679

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR BURNER 2A R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: THOR BURNER 2A R/B

International designator: 1974-015B

Object number (NORAD): 7219

Object ID (CCSDS): 7219

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.979 minutes

Inclination: 99.0142 deg

SMA: 7183.14 km

Apoapsis: 851.317 km

Periapsis: 758.694 km

RAAN: 72.0681 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0064473

Argument of periapsis: 35.8574 deg

Mean anomaly: 324.6907 deg

Mean motion: 14.26038412 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000303 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014346 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:03 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2A R/B

TLE line 1: 1 7219U 74015B 25125.83555643 .00000303 00000-0 14346-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 7219 99.0142 72.0681 0064473 35.8574 324.6907 14.26038412655396

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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR BURNER 2A R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR BURNER 2A R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-05 02:02:43	0.0001181621	941.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 1-17 DEB	LEO	2025-03-10 06:37:16	0.0001239316	184.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 06:56:19	0.0002013347	746.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-09-27 20:38:09	0.0004031736	388.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-18 DEB	LEO	2024-09-10 06:57:00	0.0006156585	103.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Military meteorological satellite

THOR BURNER 2A R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.

The launch took place on March 16, 1974, 8 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 16, 1974, 8 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2A

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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