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

19 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, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1  1953U 66005B   25128.59191153  .00000131  00000-0  12928-3 0  9997
2  1953  90.1509 346.4156 0225773 305.2380  52.7832 13.64976859948107

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:12:21.156Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-93.33275°

Altitude

922.066 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-81.14386°

Longitude

-92.35698°

Altitude

892.784 km

Speed

7.482 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 27m 48s

Apparent Declination

-66° 06' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:19:54

Azimuth

168.486° S

Elevation

-62.789°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,181.596 km

Perigee altitude

847.776 km

Semi-major axis

7,392.823 km

Eccentricity

0.0225773

Inclination

90.1509°

RAAN

346.4156°

Arg. of periapsis

305.238°

True anomaly

54.87878°

Mean anomaly

52.7832°

Eccentric anomaly

53.82744°

Mean motion

3.4145 °/min

BSTAR

0.00012928

Orbital period

105.43 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 13:14:37.459Z	96.706° ESE	2025-05-09 13:17:37.459Z	66.585° ENE	15.082°	2025-05-09 13:20:37.459Z	38.337° NE
11 mins	2025-05-09 14:56:37.459Z	181.063° SSW	2025-05-09 15:01:37.459Z	255.521° W	44.614°	2025-05-09 15:07:37.459Z	355.135° N
11 mins	2025-05-10 02:00:37.459Z	24.973° NE	2025-05-10 02:05:37.459Z	89.327° E	33.367°	2025-05-10 02:11:37.459Z	152.756° SSE
11 mins	2025-05-10 03:45:37.459Z	339.09° N	2025-05-10 03:50:37.459Z	281.546° WNW	30.611°	2025-05-10 03:56:37.459Z	220.783° SW

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