Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21634
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: 116.214 minutes
Inclination: 81.4046 deg
SMA: 7888.568 km
Apoapsis: 2619.507 km
Periapsis: 401.359 km
RAAN: 57.3515 deg
Eccentricy: 0.14059254
Argument of periapsis: 202.9537 deg
Mean anomaly: 150.2303 deg
Mean motion: 12.39097623 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00017048 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0021989851 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 6:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02800U 66070D 25299.75069628 .00017048 00000-0 21990-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 02800 81.4046 57.3515 1405925 202.9537 150.2303 12.39097623555804
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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