In orbitDebris

SCOUT B DEB

NORAD: 29278
COSPAR: 1968-066M

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Langley Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S29278, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1968-08-08
Rocket: Scout B
Flight: Explorer 39/40
Mission name: AD-C
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1968-066

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1968-066, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1968-08-08
Period: 108.1 min
Inclination: 80.58°
Apogee: 1,645 km
Perigee: 632 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0114 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: EXPLORER 39 (ADI-3) (NORAD 3337)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris10 in total, 3 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit