Spacecraft information: SCOUT B DEB

Launch Details
Launched 7 August 1968
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 29278
COSPAR ID 1968-066M
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 80.578°
Eccentricity 0.06714
RA ascending node 9.443 hr
Argument perigee 13.021°
Mean anomaly 348.733°
Orbital period 108.161 min
Epoch of osculation 22 Feb 2026, 13:39

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 643.9 km
Mean Altitude 1148.8 km
Peak Altitude 1653.7 km

Launched alongside

EXPLORER 39 EXPLORER 40 SCOUT B R/B SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB SCOUT B DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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