Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21708
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.1
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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: 105.495 minutes
Inclination: 90.1494 deg
SMA: 7395.752 km
Apoapsis: 1186.932 km
Periapsis: 848.302 km
RAAN: 347.2815 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0228936
Argument of periapsis: 135.7244 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.2485 deg
Mean motion: 13.64989307 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000113 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000105 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 11:27 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 01953U 66005B 25185.47759280 .00000113 00000-0 10500-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 01953 90.1494 347.2815 0228936 135.7244 226.2485 13.64989307955449
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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