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 80.575°
Eccentricity 0.06710
RA ascending node 3.592 hr
Argument perigee 140.254°
Mean anomaly 224.980°
Orbital period 108.113 min
Epoch of osculation 28 May 2026, 11:04

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 642.1 km
Mean Altitude 1146.6 km
Peak Altitude 1651.0 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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42.38°N
71.11°W
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