Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT X-4 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21780
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: 98.993 minutes
Inclination: 59.7054 deg
SMA: 7088.664 km
Apoapsis: 761.545 km
Periapsis: 659.514 km
RAAN: 335.4196 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0071968
Argument of periapsis: 300.4535 deg
Mean anomaly: 58.9413 deg
Mean motion: 14.54642051 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000236 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000090042 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 6:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT X-4 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 1739U 65093B 25187.78814000 .00000236 00000-0 90042-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 1739 59.7054 335.4196 0071968 300.4535 58.9413 14.54642051140832
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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