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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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 (59 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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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1 01953U 66005B   25199.47897942  .00000096  00000-0  87180-4 0  9994
2 01953  90.1509 347.4967 0229516  94.5347 268.2067 13.64991636957359

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:29:43.821Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-121.46574°

Altitude

1,029.785 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 09m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-45.26543°

Longitude

-121.30634°

Altitude

1,159.657 km

Speed

7.211 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 45m 14s

Apparent Declination

-42° 59' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:22:47

Azimuth

116.684° SE

Elevation

-82.324°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,184.308 km

Perigee altitude

844.956 km

Semi-major axis

7,392.769 km

Eccentricity

0.02295

Inclination

90.1509°

RAAN

347.4967°

Arg. of periapsis

94.5347°

True anomaly

265.58121°

Mean anomaly

268.2067°

Eccentric anomaly

266.8936°

Mean motion

3.41454 °/min

Orbital period

105.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00008718

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

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11990 (Decayed)

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)

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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 08:46:09.698Z	100.866° ESE	2025-07-19 08:49:09.698Z	68.238° E	14.203°	2025-07-19 08:51:09.698Z	46.257° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-19 10:29:09.698Z	187.625° SSW	2025-07-19 10:33:09.698Z	246.04° WSW	42.965°	2025-07-19 10:38:09.698Z	351.093° N
9 mins	2025-07-19 21:31:09.698Z	26.961° NE	2025-07-19 21:35:09.698Z	89.37° E	31.351°	2025-07-19 21:40:09.698Z	152.351° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-19 23:17:09.698Z	325.357° NNW	2025-07-19 23:20:09.698Z	282.46° WNW	24.486°	2025-07-19 23:24:09.698Z	232.25° WSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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