In orbitDebris

SCOUT G-1 DEB

NORAD: 18561
COSPAR: 1987-080G

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S18561, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1987-09-16
Rocket: Scout G-1
Flight: SOOS 2
Mission name: NNS O-27
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1987-080

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1987-080, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1987-09-16
Period: 106.4 min
Inclination: 90.34°
Apogee: 1,142 km
Perigee: 978 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0184 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OSCAR 27 (NORAD 18361)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 8 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit