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

2985, 1967-096B

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Thiokol/TE

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

STAR 37, Unknown motor

Mass

154 kg wet, 154 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-10-11 (58 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

2.181 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 02985U 67096B   25193.67506624  .00000738  00000-0  13083-3 0  9994
2 02985  99.1664 182.8082 0084021  31.4959 329.1234 14.68752498 43348

Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T16:12:05.723Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

8.97511°

Altitude

617.35 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 11m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.02433°

Longitude

-149.08389°

Altitude

668.723 km

Speed

7.533 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 06m 55s

Apparent Declination

28° 06' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:28:48

Azimuth

31.899° NE

Elevation

-14.394°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

721.323 km

Perigee altitude

603.016 km

Semi-major axis

7,040.307 km

Eccentricity

0.0084

Inclination

99.1664°

RAAN

182.8082°

Arg. of periapsis

31.4959°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

329.1234°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.67414 °/min

Orbital period

97.98 mins

BSTAR

0.00013083

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1967 (1967-10-11 UTC)

OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980

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.
9 mins	2025-07-13 12:22:16.485Z	10.87° NNE	2025-07-13 12:27:16.485Z	231.284° WSW	42.827°	2025-07-13 12:31:16.485Z	200.965° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-13 23:23:16.485Z	172.954° S	2025-07-13 23:26:16.485Z	211.668° SW	42.306°	2025-07-13 23:30:16.485Z	340.501° N

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