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 90.144°
Eccentricity 0.02284
RA ascending node 23.521 hr
Argument perigee 147.044°
Mean anomaly 214.520°
Orbital period 105.488 min
Epoch of osculation 29 Jun 2026, 12:56

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 855.5 km
Mean Altitude 1024.4 km
Peak Altitude 1193.3 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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