In orbitDebris

SCOUT A DEB

NORAD: 3591
COSPAR: 1966-041E

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03591, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1966-05-19
Rocket: Scout A
Flight: NNS O-9 (N-8)
Mission name: NNS O-9
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, PALC-D
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1966-041

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1966-041, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1966-05-19
Period: 102.5 min
Inclination: 90.22°
Apogee: 942 km
Perigee: 817 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0715 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13) (NORAD 2176)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris7 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit