SCOUT B DEB, 29279

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SCOUT B DEB, 29279 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 08 Aug 1968 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

29279, 1968-066N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 months ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1968-08-08 (57 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 10 months ago

0 SCOUT B DEB
1 29279U 68066N   24292.39230666  .00010641  00000-0  53853-2 0  9997
2 29279  80.6012 160.1866 0554835  24.4627 338.1787 13.57417443198645

Epoch: 2024-10-18T09:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-10-18T09:24:55.295Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-8.4065°

Altitude

668.892 km

Speed

7.712 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 40m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-43.96056°

Longitude

-100.57532°

Altitude

1,316.787 km

Speed

7.061 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 29m 55s

Apparent Declination

-67° 25' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:38:44

Azimuth

150.205° SSE

Elevation

-41.126°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,454.071 km

Perigee altitude

630.641 km

Semi-major axis

7,420.493 km

Eccentricity

0.05548

Inclination

80.6012°

RAAN

160.1866°

Arg. of periapsis

24.4627°

True anomaly

335.65405°

Mean anomaly

338.1787°

Eccentric anomaly

336.93316°

Mean motion

3.39542 °/min

Orbital period

106.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0053853

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SCOUT B DEB 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.
15 mins	2025-08-05 12:53:05.444Z	357.71° N	2025-08-05 13:00:05.444Z	81.46° E	41.539°	2025-08-05 13:08:05.444Z	157.419° SSE
10 mins	2025-08-05 14:42:05.444Z	314.179° NW	2025-08-05 14:46:05.444Z	274.283° WNW	24.556°	2025-08-05 14:52:05.444Z	222.812° SW
8 mins	2025-08-06 02:33:05.444Z	199.499° SSW	2025-08-06 02:36:05.444Z	243.524° WSW	42.408°	2025-08-06 02:41:05.444Z	5.17° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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