Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19408
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.1
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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: 1972-069B
Object number (NORAD): 6180
Object ID (CCSDS): 6180
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.671 minutes
Inclination: 90.0593 deg
SMA: 7025.394 km
Apoapsis: 669.495 km
Periapsis: 625.023 km
RAAN: 218.6051 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0031651
Argument of periapsis: 274.9421 deg
Mean anomaly: 84.8186 deg
Mean motion: 14.74336896 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00060214 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:58 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 6180U 72069B 25294.83249683 .00004032 00000-0 60214-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 6180 90.0593 218.6051 0031651 274.9421 84.8186 14.74336896792566
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Satellite designed to accurately measure atmospheric drag in order to improve the accuracy of the USN Transit Navigation System
SCOUT B-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B-1 | Triad 1’, on board a Scout B-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 2, 1972, 5:50 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout B-1 | Triad 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 2, 1972, 5:50 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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