SCOUT A-1 DEB, 18496

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SCOUT A-1 DEB, 18496 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 30 Oct 1973 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

18496, 1973-081D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1973-10-30 (53 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 SCOUT A-1 DEB
1 18496U 73081D   26171.29537902  .00000178  00000-0  14745-3 0  9991
2 18496  89.9160 112.9967 0134185 189.4777 324.6719 13.81239856927762

Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:05:20.747Z)

Latitude

26.78728°

Longitude

-81.89398°

Altitude

882.955 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 31m 49s

True Declination

26° 39' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:39:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,054.916 km

Perigee altitude

858.076 km

Semi-major axis

7,334.633 km

Eccentricity

0.01342

Inclination

89.916°

RAAN

112.9967°

Arg. of periapsis

189.4777°

True anomaly

323.77045°

Mean anomaly

324.6719°

Eccentric anomaly

324.22241°

Mean motion

3.45522 °/min

Orbital period

104.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00014745

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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1973 (1973-10-30 UTC)

SCOUT A-1 R/B, 6910

TRANSIT 20 DEB, 44565

SCOUT A-1 DEB, 15764

NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20), 6909

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SCOUT A-1 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2026-06-22 19:19:11.700Z	130.758° SE	2026-06-22 19:24:11.700Z	76.267° E	25.618°	2026-06-22 19:29:11.700Z	21.901° NNE
10 mins	2026-06-22 21:03:11.700Z	207.132° SW	2026-06-22 21:08:11.700Z	278.8° WNW	35.094°	2026-06-22 21:13:11.700Z	341.563° N
9 mins	2026-06-23 07:59:11.700Z	16.986° NNE	2026-06-23 08:03:11.700Z	100.778° ESE	39.784°	2026-06-23 08:08:11.700Z	167.065° S
5 mins	2026-06-23 09:44:11.700Z	314.418° NW	2026-06-23 09:46:11.700Z	290.272° WNW	17.168°	2026-06-23 09:49:11.700Z	254.046° W

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SCOUT A-1 DEB, 18496

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T07:05:20.747Z)

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