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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1 01953U 66005B   25141.56689091  .00000115  00000-0  11228-3 0  9996
2 01953  90.1492 346.6149 0225346 266.3916  91.1449 13.64979755949458

Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-21T13:36:19.374Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-96.91478°

Altitude

1,027.708 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 06m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.93397°

Longitude

82.94861°

Altitude

908.151 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 25m 17s

Apparent Declination

-69° 29' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:29:52

Azimuth

152.885° SSE

Elevation

-41.708°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,181.269 km

Perigee altitude

848.081 km

Semi-major axis

7,392.812 km

Eccentricity

0.02253

Inclination

90.1492°

RAAN

346.6149°

Arg. of periapsis

266.3916°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

91.1449°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.41451 °/min

Orbital period

105.43 mins

BSTAR

0.00011228

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-22 00:46:55.581Z	30.845° NE	2025-05-22 00:51:55.581Z	81.5° E	22.945°	2025-05-22 00:56:55.581Z	132.009° SE
11 mins	2025-05-22 02:31:55.581Z	350.671° N	2025-05-22 02:37:55.581Z	264.086° W	39.009°	2025-05-22 02:42:55.581Z	205.907° SW
8 mins	2025-05-22 12:37:55.581Z	108.998° ESE	2025-05-22 12:41:55.581Z	66.098° ENE	20.881°	2025-05-22 12:45:55.581Z	28.771° NE
12 mins	2025-05-22 14:20:55.581Z	192.458° SSW	2025-05-22 14:25:55.581Z	265.498° W	41.999°	2025-05-22 14:32:55.581Z	351.413° N

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