Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20728
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.3
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
80.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT B R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCOUT B R/B
International designator: 1968-066C
Object number (NORAD): 3341
Object ID (CCSDS): 3341
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 117.457 minutes
Inclination: 80.6645 deg
SMA: 7944.713 km
Apoapsis: 2454.162 km
Periapsis: 678.994 km
RAAN: 2.7086 deg
Eccentricy: 0.1117201
Argument of periapsis: 317.4179 deg
Mean anomaly: 34.5282 deg
Mean motion: 12.2598575 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000085 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000089603 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 03341U 68066C 25128.69396602 .00000085 00000-0 89603-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 03341 80.6645 2.7086 1117201 317.4179 34.5282 12.25985750513940
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SCOUT B R/B.
Associated space launch
Explorer 39 was an inflatable sphere, 3.6 m in diameter. It was orbited to make atmospheric density determinations.
SCOUT B R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B | Explorer 39’, on board a Scout B space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 8, 1968, 8:12 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout B | Explorer 39
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 8, 1968, 8:12 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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