In orbitDebris

SCOUT A DEB

NORAD: 2702
COSPAR: 1966-076D

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02702, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-08-18
Rocket: Scout A
Flight: NNS O-10 (N-9)
Mission name: NNS O-10
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-076

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-076, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-08-18
Period: 107.7 min
Inclination: 88.57°
Apogee: 1,187 km
Perigee: 1,057 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0526 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14) (NORAD 2401)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit