THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2422

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2422 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 16 Sep 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2422, 1966-082B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Thiokol/TE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STAR 37, Unknown motor

Mass

136 kg wet, 136 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-09-16 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + Cone + 1 Truss, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

2.270 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 02422U 66082B   25199.45331213  .00000405  00000-0  11637-3 0  9990
2 02422  98.2018 358.9448 0111545 144.8131 216.0493 14.46357671 67024

Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:52:46.168Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-100.75211°

Altitude

805.026 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 55m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

40.20604°

Longitude

86.70196°

Altitude

664.104 km

Speed

7.571 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 45m 59s

Apparent Declination

28° 52' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:56:00

Azimuth

84.7° E

Elevation

42.131°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

814.008 km

Perigee altitude

655.329 km

Semi-major axis

7,112.806 km

Eccentricity

0.01115

Inclination

98.2018°

RAAN

358.9448°

Arg. of periapsis

144.8131°

True anomaly

215.30551°

Mean anomaly

216.0493°

Eccentric anomaly

215.67657°

Mean motion

3.61811 °/min

Orbital period

99.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00011637

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THOR BURNER 2 R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
4 mins	2025-07-18 23:08:27.320Z	85.563° E	2025-07-18 23:08:27.320Z	85.563° E	33.771°	2025-07-18 23:12:27.320Z	167.878° S
4 mins	2025-07-19 00:45:27.320Z	318.857° NNW	2025-07-19 00:46:27.320Z	303.274° NW	16.481°	2025-07-19 00:49:27.320Z	258.261° W
8 mins	2025-07-19 10:15:27.320Z	143.83° SSE	2025-07-19 10:19:27.320Z	54.377° ENE	38.098°	2025-07-19 10:23:27.320Z	358.23° N
4 mins	2025-07-19 11:56:27.320Z	249.179° W	2025-07-19 11:57:27.320Z	263.171° W	15.997°	2025-07-19 12:00:27.320Z	302.787° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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