THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2985
Orbit data source: Space-Track
THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2985 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Wed, 11 Oct 1967 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Thiokol/TE
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STAR 37, Unknown motor
Mass
154 kg wet, 154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere + Cone + 1 Truss, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.181 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 02985U 67096B 25259.95702710 .00000621 00000-0 11163-3 0 9990
2 02985 99.1736 257.1177 0083063 186.2546 173.7627 14.68886600 53078Epoch: 2025-09-16T22:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T22:58:07.141Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-83.55194°
Altitude
725.761 km
Speed
7.461 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 08m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:25:39
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
720.217 km
Perigee altitude
603.266 km
Semi-major axis
7,039.878 km
Eccentricity
0.00831
Inclination
99.1736°
RAAN
257.1177°
Arg. of periapsis
186.2546°
True anomaly
173.86506°
Mean anomaly
173.7627°
Eccentric anomaly
173.81398°
Mean motion
3.67448 °/min
Orbital period
97.97 mins
BSTAR
0.00011163
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1967 (1967-10-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-09-17 23:37:00.250Z | 152.823° SSE | 2025-09-17 23:41:00.250Z | 61.237° ENE | 42.476° | 2025-09-17 23:45:00.250Z | 352.656° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 13:09:00.250Z | 2.894° NNE | 2025-09-18 13:12:00.250Z | 296.946° NW | 40.607° | 2025-09-18 13:16:00.250Z | 209.213° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings
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