Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18740
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: 100.977 minutes
Inclination: 99.0171 deg
SMA: 7183.061 km
Apoapsis: 850.175 km
Periapsis: 759.677 km
RAAN: 134.7334 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0062994
Argument of periapsis: 218.8058 deg
Mean anomaly: 140.8589 deg
Mean motion: 14.26062169 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000073 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000049188 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 7219U 74015B 25186.73692017 .00000073 00000-0 49188-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 7219 99.0171 134.7334 0062994 218.8058 140.8589 14.26062169664070
Live tracking on map
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.
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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