SCOUT X-4 DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SCOUT X-4 DEB at a glance.

Uptime

22125

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

80.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SCOUT X-4 DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: SCOUT X-4 DEB

International designator: 1964-064D

Object number (NORAD): 977

Object ID (CCSDS): 977

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.435 minutes

Inclination: 80.0461 deg

SMA: 7346.127 km

Apoapsis: 1062.339 km

Periapsis: 873.645 km

RAAN: 218.4879 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0128431

Argument of periapsis: 130.4888 deg

Mean anomaly: 230.754 deg

Mean motion: 13.78843993 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000491 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00044576 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 6:58 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SCOUT X-4 DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00977U 64064D 25126.29051156 .00000491 00000-0 44576-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 00977 80.0461 218.4879 0128431 130.4888 230.7540 13.78843993 33354

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SCOUT X-4 DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SCOUT X-4 DEB.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2025-03-15 17:11:29 0.0005835918 36.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-10 17:03:44 0.000198198 724.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.

SCOUT X-4 DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B’, on board a Scout X-4 space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 10, 1964, 3:01 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.

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Launch to space Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B
Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer B

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 10, 1964, 3:01 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Scout X-4

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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