Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
19039
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT A-1 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCOUT A-1 R/B
International designator: 1973-081B
Object number (NORAD): 6910
Object ID (CCSDS): 6910
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.129 minutes
Inclination: 89.8629 deg
SMA: 7378.634 km
Apoapsis: 1117.714 km
Periapsis: 883.285 km
RAAN: 252.7269 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0158857
Argument of periapsis: 142.6835 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.549 deg
Mean motion: 13.69741987 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000151 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014551012 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06910U 73081B 25348.27237683 .00000151 00000-0 14551-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 06910 89.8629 252.7269 0158857 142.6835 218.5490 13.69741987601513
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT A-1 R/B.
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-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20’, on board a Scout A-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 30, 1973, 12:37 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 30, 1973, 12:37 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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