SCOUT B-1 R/B

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B at a glance.

Uptime

19843

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.6

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

50.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT B-1 R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SCOUT B-1 R/B

International designator: 1971-071B

Object number (NORAD): 5438

Object ID (CCSDS): 5438

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.417 minutes

Inclination: 50.1456 deg

SMA: 7061.097 km

Apoapsis: 752.448 km

Periapsis: 613.475 km

RAAN: 334.7965 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00984071

Argument of periapsis: 356.4444 deg

Mean anomaly: 3.5778 deg

Mean motion: 14.63169158 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002471 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00048203334 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:54 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B-1 R/B

TLE line 1: 1 05438U 71071B 25346.24594955 .00002471 00000-0 48203-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 05438 50.1456 334.7965 0098407 356.4444 3.5778 14.63169158851602

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SCOUT B-1 R/B.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-06-14 08:15:54	0.0002328674	330.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-05-28 04:10:40	0.0001180078	700.0 (m)	DEBRIS
GALEX	LEO	2025-03-31 07:23:28	0.0003548769	583.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-03 06:03:49	0.001526038	100.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB	LEO	2024-06-29 01:36:24	0.0007054994	282.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Second French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.

SCOUT B-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B-1 | Eole’, on board a Scout B-1 space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 16, 1971, 6:39 p.m. from Launch Area 3A.

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Scout B-1 | Eole

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 16, 1971, 6:39 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout B-1

Launch pad: Launch Area 3A

Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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