SCOUT A R/B, 1953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SCOUT A R/B, 1953 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 28 Jan 1966 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

1953, 1966-005B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

33 kg wet, 33 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-01-28 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1 01953U 66005B   25258.78133111  .00000114  00000-0  11162-3 0  9992
2 01953  90.1554 348.4351 0225296 278.5982  78.9711 13.65001762965441

Epoch: 2025-09-15T18:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T18:45:07.007Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

72.17485°

Altitude

992.305 km

Speed

7.369 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 13m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

00:28:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,181.151 km

Perigee altitude

848.04 km

Semi-major axis

7,392.733 km

Eccentricity

0.02253

Inclination

90.1554°

RAAN

348.4351°

Arg. of periapsis

278.5982°

True anomaly

81.518°

Mean anomaly

78.9711°

Eccentric anomaly

80.24328°

Mean motion

3.41457 °/min

Orbital period

105.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00011162

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1966 (1966-01-28 UTC)

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

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TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 14226 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 24704 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 38523 (Decayed)

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SCOUT A R/B 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.
12 mins	2025-09-16 18:13:55.306Z	6.923° NNE	2025-09-16 18:19:55.306Z	108.431° ESE	44.045°	2025-09-16 18:25:55.306Z	176.827° S
7 mins	2025-09-16 20:00:55.306Z	320.887° NNW	2025-09-16 20:03:55.306Z	291.984° WNW	17.955°	2025-09-16 20:07:55.306Z	253.475° W
12 mins	2025-09-17 06:02:55.306Z	160.775° S	2025-09-17 06:07:55.306Z	95.928° ESE	42.182°	2025-09-17 06:14:55.306Z	3.721° NNE

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SCOUT A R/B, 1953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T18:45:07.007Z)

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1966 (1966-01-28 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B Visibility forecast

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