Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21599
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1966-041E
Object number (NORAD): 3591
Object ID (CCSDS): 3591
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.573 minutes
Inclination: 90.2172 deg
SMA: 7258.549 km
Apoapsis: 944.35 km
Periapsis: 816.479 km
RAAN: 74.2792 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0088083
Argument of periapsis: 144.8968 deg
Mean anomaly: 215.8061 deg
Mean motion: 14.0387358 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000004 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0000094672 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 3591U 66041E 25186.71192018 -.00000004 00000-0 -94672-5 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 3591 90.2172 74.2792 0088083 144.8968 215.8061 14.03873580 19304
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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