Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21823
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT A R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCOUT A R/B
International designator: 1966-005B
Object number (NORAD): 1953
Object ID (CCSDS): 1953
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.493 minutes
Inclination: 90.1501 deg
SMA: 7395.648 km
Apoapsis: 1186.398 km
Periapsis: 848.629 km
RAAN: 349.0936 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02283565
Argument of periapsis: 154.1112 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.1687 deg
Mean motion: 13.65018011 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000166 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001599996 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 1:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 01953U 66005B 25300.56526751 .00000166 00000-0 16000-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 01953 90.1501 349.0936 0228356 154.1112 207.1687 13.65018011971140
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A R/B.
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 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 7’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 28, 1966, 5:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 28, 1966, 5:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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