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

11 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, 1.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.270 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 02422U 66082B   25183.40333648  .00000351  00000-0  10274-3 0  9998
2 02422  98.2001 343.4120 0110526 193.6564 166.1633 14.46343310 64700

Epoch: 2025-07-02T09:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T09:40:48.271Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-82.47407°

Altitude

817.013 km

Speed

7.405 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 53m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.64867°

Longitude

89.53904°

Altitude

689.556 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 18m 54s

Apparent Declination

-74° 45' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:24:59

Azimuth

159.95° S

Elevation

-41.766°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

813.331 km

Perigee altitude

656.1 km

Semi-major axis

7,112.853 km

Eccentricity

0.01105

Inclination

98.2001°

RAAN

343.412°

Arg. of periapsis

193.6564°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

166.1633°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61807 °/min

Orbital period

99.5 mins

BSTAR

0.00010274

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-02 23:32:54.996Z	14.28° NNE	2025-07-02 23:36:54.996Z	160.155° S	44.731°	2025-07-02 23:40:54.996Z	192.347° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-03 10:42:54.996Z	168.537° S	2025-07-03 10:46:54.996Z	328.331° NNW	44.057°	2025-07-03 10:50:54.996Z	345.661° N

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