Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT D-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18808
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT D-1 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SCOUT D-1 R/B
International designator: 1974-013B
Object number (NORAD): 7228
Object ID (CCSDS): 7228
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.693 minutes
Inclination: 97.809 deg
SMA: 7122.041 km
Apoapsis: 817.824 km
Periapsis: 669.988 km
RAAN: 100.1441 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01037876
Argument of periapsis: 232.1387 deg
Mean anomaly: 127.0382 deg
Mean motion: 14.44428603 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000828 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023648374 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 12:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT D-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 07228U 74013B 25246.01634330 .00000828 00000-0 23648-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 07228 97.8090 100.1441 0103788 232.1387 127.0382 14.44428603676376
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT D-1 R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SCOUT D-1 R/B.
Associated space launch
British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
SCOUT D-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout D-1 | Miranda’, on board a Scout D-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 9, 1974, 2:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout D-1 | Miranda
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 9, 1974, 2:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout D-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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