Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B R/B at a glance.
Uptime
20787
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: 117.455 minutes
Inclination: 80.6626 deg
SMA: 7944.63 km
Apoapsis: 2454.338 km
Periapsis: 678.651 km
RAAN: 317.5664 deg
Eccentricy: 0.1117539
Argument of periapsis: 196.4884 deg
Mean anomaly: 159.6891 deg
Mean motion: 12.26005132 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000295 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030406 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B R/B
TLE line 1: 1 03341U 68066C 25187.45020462 .00000295 00000-0 30406-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 03341 80.6626 317.5664 1117539 196.4884 159.6891 12.26005132521144
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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