Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A R/B at a glance.
Uptime
21653
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1966-041B
Object number (NORAD): 2180
Object ID (CCSDS): 2180
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.786 minutes
Inclination: 90.2181 deg
SMA: 7268.565 km
Apoapsis: 947.749 km
Periapsis: 833.111 km
RAAN: 75.3813 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00788586
Argument of periapsis: 161.4069 deg
Mean anomaly: 199.0021 deg
Mean motion: 14.00973004 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000391 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024751894 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 9:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A R/B
TLE line 1: 1 02180U 66041B 25240.89215879 .00000391 00000-0 24752-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02180 90.2181 75.3813 0078859 161.4069 199.0021 14.00973004 22346
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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 9’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on May 19, 1966, 2:27 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 9
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 19, 1966, 2:27 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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