SCOUT A R/B, 2180

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SCOUT A R/B, 2180 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 19 May 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

2180, 1966-041B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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)

1966-05-19 (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 16 hours ago

0 SCOUT A R/B
1  2180U 66041B   25128.54154479  .00000317  00000-0  19980-3 0  9996
2  2180  90.2238  72.6324 0079183 155.4020 205.0970 14.00935673  7082

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:59Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:59:49.469Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

11.06572°

Altitude

945.799 km

Speed

7.352 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 50m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

66.0325°

Longitude

-168.41713°

Altitude

857.309 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 39m 05s

Apparent Declination

31° 36' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:06:41

Azimuth

31.36° NE

Elevation

-10.719°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

945.064 km

Perigee altitude

830.001 km

Semi-major axis

7,265.67 km

Eccentricity

0.0079183

Inclination

90.2238°

RAAN

72.6324°

Arg. of periapsis

155.402°

True anomaly

204.71556°

Mean anomaly

205.097°

Eccentric anomaly

204.90594°

Mean motion

3.50453 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001998

Orbital period

102.72 mins

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1966 (1966-05-19 UTC)

OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13), 2176

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SCOUT A DEB, 2644

SCOUT A DEB, 3591

SCOUT A DEB, 4555

SCOUT A DEB, 28210 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 31407

TRANSIT 13 DEB, 42667 (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	2025-05-09 08:26:06.211Z	7.201° NNE	2025-05-09 08:31:06.211Z	85.587° E	43.584°	2025-05-09 08:36:06.211Z	175.671° S
9 mins	2025-05-09 19:59:06.211Z	143.247° SSE	2025-05-09 20:03:06.211Z	74.738° E	34.923°	2025-05-09 20:08:06.211Z	11.65° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:42:06.211Z	232.455° WSW	2025-05-09 21:46:06.211Z	284.383° WNW	22.162°	2025-05-09 21:50:06.211Z	329.305° NNW

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