In orbitDebris

THOR BURNER 2A DEB

NORAD: 28591
COSPAR: 1974-015C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Boeing Space Center, Kent
Owner: US Air Force Space and Missile Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28591, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1974-03-16
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Flight: DMSP 8531
Mission name: DMSP Block 5B F-5
Launch site: V, SLC10W
Launched by: USAF Aerospace Defence Command, 10th Aerospace Defence Sqn.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1974-015

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1974-015, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1974-03-16
Period: 101.2 min
Inclination: 98.94°
Apogee: 851 km
Perigee: 783 km
Radar cross-section: 0.1321 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: THOR BURNER 2A R/B (NORAD 7219)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit