Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21582
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: 116.309 minutes
Inclination: 81.4016 deg
SMA: 7892.863 km
Apoapsis: 2627.387 km
Periapsis: 402.07 km
RAAN: 97.8854 deg
Eccentricy: 0.14097023
Argument of periapsis: 323.4679 deg
Mean anomaly: 27.7774 deg
Mean motion: 12.38086228 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007966 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010383062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 3:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02800U 66070D 25244.65508337 .00007966 00000-0 10383-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 02800 81.4016 97.8854 1409702 323.4679 27.7774 12.38086228548988
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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