Key statistics
Satellite THOR BURNER 2 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18410
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1975-043B
Object number (NORAD): 7817
Object ID (CCSDS): 7817
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.426 minutes
Inclination: 98.6948 deg
SMA: 7204.34 km
Apoapsis: 865.333 km
Periapsis: 787.078 km
RAAN: 135.8929 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00543109
Argument of periapsis: 89.5479 deg
Mean anomaly: 271.1921 deg
Mean motion: 14.19748517 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000161 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000094881591 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 7:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 07817U 75043B 25290.81548834 .00000161 00000-0 94882-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 07817 98.6948 135.8929 0054311 89.5479 271.1921 14.19748517329006
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-5C F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on May 24, 1975, 3:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 24, 1975, 3:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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