Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21598
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1966-041H
Object number (NORAD): 31407
Object ID (CCSDS): 31407
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.665 minutes
Inclination: 90.1998 deg
SMA: 7168.244 km
Apoapsis: 831.639 km
Periapsis: 748.578 km
RAAN: 66.4886 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0057937
Argument of periapsis: 23.2399 deg
Mean anomaly: 337.1396 deg
Mean motion: 14.30486059 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002384 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0008955 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: June 25, 2025, 2:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 16, 2025, 10:42 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 31407U 66041H 25167.44613669 .00002384 00000-0 89550-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 31407 90.1998 66.4886 0057937 23.2399 337.1396 14.30486059147802
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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