SCOUT A DEB, 2989

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SCOUT A DEB, 2989 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

2989, 1966-005F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 SCOUT A DEB
1 02989U 66005F   25181.80631799  .00000436  00000-0  27478-3 0  9999
2 02989  89.6711 297.2661 0106756 278.2769  80.6316 14.00194074947825

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:21:05.874Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

87.88079°

Altitude

884.32 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 49m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-56.53195°

Longitude

-91.64408°

Altitude

855.528 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 00m 09s

Apparent Declination

-48° 35' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:07:39

Azimuth

171.847° S

Elevation

-81.22°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

967.693 km

Perigee altitude

812.507 km

Semi-major axis

7,268.237 km

Eccentricity

0.01068

Inclination

89.6711°

RAAN

297.2661°

Arg. of periapsis

278.2769°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

80.6316°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50267 °/min

Orbital period

102.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00027478

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TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 24704 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 38523 (Decayed)

SCOUT A 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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 09:11:31.991Z	225.049° WSW	2025-07-01 09:15:31.991Z	271.064° WNW	23.807°	2025-07-01 09:20:31.991Z	331.447° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-01 19:57:31.991Z	4.456° NNE	2025-07-01 20:02:31.991Z	113.754° SE	44.68°	2025-07-01 20:07:31.991Z	179.386° S
4 mins	2025-07-01 21:42:31.991Z	307.49° NW	2025-07-01 21:44:31.991Z	286.283° WNW	13.602°	2025-07-01 21:46:31.991Z	265.645° W
10 mins	2025-07-02 07:29:31.991Z	147.643° SSE	2025-07-02 07:33:31.991Z	88.843° E	35.974°	2025-07-02 07:39:31.991Z	10.256° NNE

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