Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21006
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1968-012C
Object number (NORAD): 3213
Object ID (CCSDS): 3213
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.669 minutes
Inclination: 90.217 deg
SMA: 7310.153 km
Apoapsis: 969.989 km
Periapsis: 894.046 km
RAAN: 106.9564 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00519436
Argument of periapsis: 149.66 deg
Mean anomaly: 274.6978 deg
Mean motion: 13.89034627 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000641 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005148952 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 3:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03213U 68012C 25246.63828315 .00000641 00000-0 51490-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 03213 90.2170 106.9564 0051944 149.6600 274.6978 13.89034627570660
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 18’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 2, 1968, 3:55 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 18
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 2, 1968, 3:55 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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