Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20788
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
80.7
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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: 1968-066H
Object number (NORAD): 3392
Object ID (CCSDS): 3392
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.254 minutes
Inclination: 80.6581 deg
SMA: 7243.461 km
Apoapsis: 1130.342 km
Periapsis: 600.31 km
RAAN: 222.6433 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0365869
Argument of periapsis: 84.8989 deg
Mean anomaly: 279.3822 deg
Mean motion: 14.08262375 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009791 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0030807 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 1:36 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03392U 68066H 25188.06689221 .00009791 00000-0 30807-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 03392 80.6581 222.6433 0365869 84.8989 279.3822 14.08262375684607
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SCOUT B DEB.
Associated space launch
Explorer 39 was an inflatable sphere, 3.6 m in diameter. It was orbited to make atmospheric density determinations.
SCOUT B DEB 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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