THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3271 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 23 May 1968 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

3271, 1968-042B

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

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)

1968-05-23 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

FRUST, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 03271U 68042B   26258.97591683  .00000048  00000-0  43984-4 0  9998
2 03271  98.5796  70.1134 0050398 289.1281  70.4442 14.17649851  9681

Epoch: 2026-09-15T23:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T23:25:19.214Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

83.8492°

Altitude

824.223 km

Speed

7.447 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 40m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:38:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

866.797 km

Perigee altitude

794.137 km

Semi-major axis

7,208.604 km

Eccentricity

0.00504

Inclination

98.5796°

RAAN

70.1134°

Arg. of periapsis

289.1281°

True anomaly

70.98955°

Mean anomaly

70.4442°

Eccentric anomaly

70.71676°

Mean motion

3.54623 °/min

Orbital period

101.52 mins

BSTAR

0.000043984

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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 1968 (1968-05-23 UTC)

OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1), 3266

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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.
10 mins	2026-09-17 11:06:24.303Z	149.582° SSE	2026-09-17 11:11:24.303Z	67.792° E	59.41°	2026-09-17 11:16:24.303Z	355.111° N
5 mins	2026-09-17 12:50:24.303Z	247.13° WSW	2026-09-17 12:52:24.303Z	273.362° WNW	17.365°	2026-09-17 12:55:24.303Z	307.508° NW
7 mins	2026-09-17 23:28:24.303Z	52.302° ENE	2026-09-17 23:31:24.303Z	97.967° ESE	27.378°	2026-09-17 23:35:24.303Z	149.16° SSE
8 mins	2026-09-18 01:08:24.303Z	347.058° N	2026-09-18 01:11:24.303Z	297.408° NW	39.161°	2026-09-18 01:16:24.303Z	225.525° WSW

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THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-15T23:25:19.214Z)

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