SCOUT B-1 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SCOUT B-1 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

19363

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

90.5

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Satellite identification and parameters

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

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SCOUT B-1 DEB

International designator: 1972-069D

Object number (NORAD): 6284

Object ID (CCSDS): 6284

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.797 minutes

Inclination: 90.4744 deg

SMA: 7031.418 km

Apoapsis: 682.32 km

Periapsis: 624.245 km

RAAN: 332.8788 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00412972

Argument of periapsis: 109.7787 deg

Mean anomaly: 250.7893 deg

Mean motion: 14.72442752 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000414 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00064248465 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 3:39 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B-1 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 06284U 72069D 25249.15256227 .00004140 00000-0 64248-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 06284 90.4744 332.8788 0041297 109.7787 250.7893 14.72442752706523

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B-1 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

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

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-11-11 23:55:32 0.0005924194 162.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2024-09-13 19:03:52 0.0001053358 546.0 (m) DEBRIS

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 DEB 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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Launch to space Scout B-1 | Triad 1
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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