In orbitRocket body

SCOUT G-1 R/B

NORAD: 19072
COSPAR: 1988-033C

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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 S19072, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1988-04-26
Rocket: Scout G-1
Flight: SOOS 3
Mission name: NNS O-23
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1988-033

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1988-033, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1988-04-26
Period: 108.5 min
Inclination: 90.34°
Apogee: 1,299 km
Perigee: 1,014 km
Radar cross-section: 0.644 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 4

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 10 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit