Key statistics
Satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
18103
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.9
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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: 1976-047B
Object number (NORAD): 8861
Object ID (CCSDS): 8861
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.361 minutes
Inclination: 99.8734 deg
SMA: 7389.484 km
Apoapsis: 1041.67 km
Periapsis: 981.029 km
RAAN: 203.0656 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00410323
Argument of periapsis: 271.4392 deg
Mean anomaly: 200.0826 deg
Mean motion: 13.66726334 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015143819 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT B-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 08861U 76047B 25346.26629642 .00000080 00000-0 15144-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 08861 99.8734 203.0656 0041032 271.4392 200.0826 13.66726334468990
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT B-1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Experimental military satellite
SCOUT B-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout B-1 | Wideband’, on board a Scout B-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 22, 1976, 7:42 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout B-1 | Wideband
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 22, 1976, 7:42 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout B-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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