Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT X-4 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21718
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
59.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT X-4 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCOUT X-4 R/B
International designator: 1965-093B
Object number (NORAD): 1739
Object ID (CCSDS): 1739
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.998 minutes
Inclination: 59.7035 deg
SMA: 7088.89 km
Apoapsis: 762.148 km
Periapsis: 659.362 km
RAAN: 191.902 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0072498
Argument of periapsis: 235.1395 deg
Mean anomaly: 124.2818 deg
Mean motion: 14.54572735 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000857 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022993 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 10:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT X-4 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 01739U 65093B 25125.44581915 .00000857 00000-0 22993-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01739 59.7035 191.9020 0072498 235.1395 124.2818 14.54572735110990
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT X-4 R/B.
Associated space launch
The NRL Solrad 8 satellite was one of the Solrad series that began in 1960 to provide continuous coverage of solar radiation with a set of standard photometers.
SCOUT X-4 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout X-4 | Solrad 8’, on board a Scout X-4 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 19, 1965, 4:48 a.m. from Launch Area 3A.
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Scout X-4 | Solrad 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 19, 1965, 4:48 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout X-4
Launch pad: Launch Area 3A
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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