Spacecraft information: SCOUT A R/B

Launch Details
Launched 27 January 1966
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 1953
COSPAR ID 1966-005B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.146°
Eccentricity 0.02254
RA ascending node 23.471 hr
Argument perigee 296.792°
Mean anomaly 61.035°
Orbital period 105.489 min
Epoch of osculation 10 May 2026, 07:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 857.8 km
Mean Altitude 1024.5 km
Peak Altitude 1191.1 km

Launched alongside

OPS 1593 SCOUT A DEB SCOUT A DEB SCOUT A DEB SCOUT A DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB TRANSIT 11 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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