In orbitDebris

SCOUT B DEB

NORAD: 2516
COSPAR: 1966-052D

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02516, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-06-10
Rocket: Scout B
Flight: OV3-4
Mission name: OV3-4 PHASR
Launch site: NASA Wallops Station, LA3A
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-052

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-052, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-06-10
Period: 143.9 min
Inclination: 41.01°
Apogee: 4,732 km
Perigee: 701 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0525 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 1427 (OV3-4) (NORAD 2201)

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