Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21598
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SCOUT A DEB
International designator: 1966-041D
Object number (NORAD): 2644
Object ID (CCSDS): 2644
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.578 minutes
Inclination: 90.151 deg
SMA: 7352.803 km
Apoapsis: 1130.729 km
Periapsis: 818.608 km
RAAN: 39.4619 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0212246
Argument of periapsis: 337.6997 deg
Mean anomaly: 21.5041 deg
Mean motion: 13.76966393 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014755 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02644U 66041D 25186.60401584 .00000180 00000-0 14755-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 02644 90.1510 39.4619 0212246 337.6997 21.5041 13.76966393950995
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A DEB.
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 DEB 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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