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
21 hours ago
Origin
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 21 hours ago
0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 02422U 66082B   25128.47336368  .00000438  00000-0  12553-3 0  9994
2 02422  98.1946 290.2726 0110835   2.6289 357.5462 14.46302108 56767
Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:21Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:21:38.621Z)
Latitude
-0.00013°
Longitude
-106.68166°
Altitude
661.908 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 21m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-62.29966°
Longitude
58.3336°
Altitude
796.412 km
Speed
7.436 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 17m 11s
Apparent Declination
-52° 20' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:33:51
Azimuth
207.328° SW
Elevation
-75.514°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
813.687 km
Perigee altitude
656.014 km
Semi-major axis
7,112.988 km
Eccentricity
0.0110835
Inclination
98.1946°
RAAN
290.2726°
Arg. of periapsis
2.6289°
True anomaly
357.49106°
Mean anomaly
357.5462°
Eccentric anomaly
357.51871°
Mean motion
3.61797 °/min
BSTAR
0.00012553
Orbital period
99.5 mins
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8 mins2025-05-09 10:43:41.648Z165.461° S2025-05-09 10:47:41.648Z349.365° N43.878°2025-05-09 10:51:41.648Z347.379° N
7 mins2025-05-09 22:49:41.648Z48.272° ENE2025-05-09 22:52:41.648Z99.104° ESE26.784°2025-05-09 22:56:41.648Z154.164° SSE
7 mins2025-05-10 00:27:41.648Z344.102° N2025-05-10 00:30:41.648Z296.689° NW28.206°2025-05-10 00:34:41.648Z234.656° WSW
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