In orbitDebris

SCOUT G-1 DEB

NORAD: 18426
COSPAR: 1986-088C

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Division
Mass at launch: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Span with arrays and booms: 1 m
Shape: Disk + Cable

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S18426, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1986-11-14
Rocket: Scout G-1
Flight: P87-1
Mission name: NNS O-17
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1986-088

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1986-088, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1986-11-14
Period: 104.8 min
Inclination: 89.13°
Apogee: 1,038 km
Perigee: 934 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0408 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: POLAR BEAR (NORAD 17070)

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