In orbitDebris

SCOUT A DEB

NORAD: 2989
COSPAR: 1966-005F

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02989, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-01-28
Rocket: Scout A
Flight: NNS O-7 (N-6)
Mission name: NNS O-7
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, PALC-D
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-005

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-005, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-01-28
Period: 102.8 min
Inclination: 89.66°
Apogee: 970 km
Perigee: 812 km
Radar cross-section: 0.051 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11) (NORAD 1952)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris11 in total, 5 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit