THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3522

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3522 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Wed, 23 Oct 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
3522, 1968-092B
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Thiokol/TE
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
STAR 37, Unknown motor
Mass
154 kg wet, 154 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1968-10-23 (57 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 12 hours ago
0 THOR BURNER 2 R/B
1 03522U 68092B   25133.83876490  .00000231  00000-0  10524-3 0  9997
2 03522  98.7609 276.2548 0027885 255.2398 104.5694 14.30784449943167
Epoch: 2025-05-13T20:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-13T20:07:49.287Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
102.46769°
Altitude
797.118 km
Speed
7.452 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 25m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
52.37271°
Longitude
-65.54406°
Altitude
809.549 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 01m 19s
Apparent Declination
10° 11' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:57:13
Azimuth
339.907° N
Elevation
-37.735°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
806.234 km
Perigee altitude
766.279 km
Semi-major axis
7,164.394 km
Eccentricity
0.0027885
Inclination
98.7609°
RAAN
276.2548°
Arg. of periapsis
255.2398°
True anomaly
104.87839°
Mean anomaly
104.5694°
Eccentric anomaly
104.72392°
Mean motion
3.5791 °/min
BSTAR
0.00010524
Orbital period
100.58 mins
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9 mins2025-05-14 09:40:20.249Z178.393° S2025-05-14 09:44:20.249Z242.839° WSW41.915°2025-05-14 09:49:20.249Z339.252° N
8 mins2025-05-14 21:54:20.249Z33.05° NE2025-05-14 21:58:20.249Z117.252° SE35.503°2025-05-14 22:02:20.249Z171.521° S
6 mins2025-05-14 23:34:20.249Z332.587° NNW2025-05-14 23:37:20.249Z289.131° WNW20.082°2025-05-14 23:40:20.249Z251.225° W
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