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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1 01953U 66005B   25323.80268066  .00000155  00000-0  14840-3 0  9997
2 01953  90.1465 349.4467 0229372  85.6621 277.0709 13.65025557974310

Epoch: 2025-11-19T19:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-19T19:15:51.609Z)

Latitude

0.0001°

Longitude

1.41248°

Altitude

1,003.423 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 17m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

06:10:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,184.076 km

Perigee altitude

844.943 km

Semi-major axis

7,392.647 km

Eccentricity

0.02294

Inclination

90.1465°

RAAN

349.4467°

Arg. of periapsis

85.6621°

True anomaly

274.45415°

Mean anomaly

277.0709°

Eccentric anomaly

275.76334°

Mean motion

3.41463 °/min

Orbital period

105.43 mins

BSTAR

0.0001484

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

SCOUT A DEB, 2140

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 14226 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2141

SCOUT A DEB, 2889

SCOUT A DEB, 2989

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11990 (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.
10 mins	2025-11-20 13:26:28.407Z	24.181° NE	2025-11-20 13:31:28.407Z	95.05° ESE	29.664°	2025-11-20 13:36:28.407Z	151.009° SSE
8 mins	2025-11-20 15:12:28.407Z	333.017° NNW	2025-11-20 15:16:28.407Z	277.162° WNW	26.345°	2025-11-20 15:20:28.407Z	228.195° WSW
8 mins	2025-11-21 01:18:28.407Z	129.195° SE	2025-11-21 01:22:28.407Z	71.105° E	26.574°	2025-11-21 01:26:28.407Z	21.65° NNE
8 mins	2025-11-21 03:03:28.407Z	219.612° SW	2025-11-21 03:07:28.407Z	278.057° WNW	28.195°	2025-11-21 03:11:28.407Z	332.619° NNW

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SCOUT A R/B, 1953

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-19T19:15:51.609Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SCOUT A R/B Visibility forecast

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