Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT A-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18879
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: 105.134 minutes
Inclination: 89.8541 deg
SMA: 7378.834 km
Apoapsis: 1115.629 km
Periapsis: 885.769 km
RAAN: 255.129 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0155756
Argument of periapsis: 260.3675 deg
Mean anomaly: 97.9861 deg
Mean motion: 13.69686382 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000116 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011248 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 3:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT A-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 06910U 73081B 25188.65242879 .00000116 00000-0 11248-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 06910 89.8541 255.1290 0155756 260.3675 97.9861 13.69686382579660
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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