Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19744
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: 98.44 minutes
Inclination: 50.1458 deg
SMA: 7062.218 km
Apoapsis: 753.769 km
Periapsis: 614.397 km
RAAN: 57.7356 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00986741
Argument of periapsis: 352.7924 deg
Mean anomaly: 7.1584 deg
Mean motion: 14.62820648 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001365 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028556306 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:50 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 05438U 71071B 25247.20165901 .00001365 00000-0 28556-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 05438 50.1458 57.7356 0098674 352.7924 7.1584 14.62820648837109
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.
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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