Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21682
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
81.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT B DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: SCOUT B DEB
International designator: 1966-070D
Object number (NORAD): 2800
Object ID (CCSDS): 2800
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.095 minutes
Inclination: 81.4048 deg
SMA: 7883.193 km
Apoapsis: 2608.92 km
Periapsis: 401.195 km
RAAN: 24.6585 deg
Eccentricy: 0.14002736
Argument of periapsis: 105.7174 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.2457 deg
Mean motion: 12.40365131 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006666 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00085142965 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 10, 2025, 3:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02800U 66070D 25344.13784116 .00006666 00000-0 85143-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02800 81.4048 24.6585 1400274 105.7174 270.2457 12.40365131561308
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B DEB.
Associated space launch
The OV3 (Orbiting Vehicle 3) series were experimental satellites based on an octagonal bus structure. These were the only in the OV series launched on dedicated launchers.
SCOUT B DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B | OV3-3’, on board a Scout B space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 4, 1966, 10:45 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout B | OV3-3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 4, 1966, 10:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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