In orbitDebris

SCOUT A DEB

NORAD: 2386
COSPAR: 1966-024D

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Spacecraft

Owner: Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02386, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-03-26
Rocket: Scout A
Flight: NNS O-8 (N-7)
Mission name: NNS O-8
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, PALC-D
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-024

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-024, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-03-26
Period: 104.2 min
Inclination: 90.03°
Apogee: 1,050 km
Perigee: 866 km
Radar cross-section: 0.047 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12) (NORAD 2119)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris4 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit