In orbitRocket body

SCOUT G-1 R/B

NORAD: 15938
COSPAR: 1985-066C

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Spacecraft

Built by: Thiokol-Elkton
Owner: NASA Langley Research Center
Platform (bus): Star 20
Mass at launch: 31 kg
Dry mass: 31 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S15938, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1985-08-03
Rocket: Scout G-1
Flight: SOOS 1
Mission name: NNS O-24
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1985-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1985-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1985-08-03
Period: 107.8 min
Inclination: 90.16°
Apogee: 1,252 km
Perigee: 1,001 km
Radar cross-section: 0.8121 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 7 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit