In orbitDebris

SCOUT A-1 DEB

NORAD: 15764
COSPAR: 1973-081C

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15764, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1973-10-30
Rocket: Scout A-1
Flight: NNS O-20 (N-15)
Mission name: NNS O-20
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1973-081

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1973-081, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1973-10-30
Period: 105.5 min
Inclination: 90.48°
Apogee: 1,151 km
Perigee: 880 km
Radar cross-section: 0.047 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: NNSS 20 (TRANSIT 20) (NORAD 6909)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit