Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A-1 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
19040
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT A-1 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SCOUT A-1 DEB
International designator: 1973-081C
Object number (NORAD): 15764
Object ID (CCSDS): 15764
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.459 minutes
Inclination: 90.4832 deg
SMA: 7394.052 km
Apoapsis: 1150.957 km
Periapsis: 880.877 km
RAAN: 268.5742 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01826333
Argument of periapsis: 4.2397 deg
Mean anomaly: 125.2059 deg
Mean motion: 13.65460095 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000302 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032207664 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 15, 2025, 8:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 11:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A-1 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15764U 73081C 25348.98459449 .00000302 00000-0 32208-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 15764 90.4832 268.5742 0182633 4.2397 125.2059 13.65460095111324
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A-1 DEB.
Associated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
SCOUT A-1 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20’, on board a Scout A-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 30, 1973, 12:37 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 30, 1973, 12:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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