In orbitDebris

SCOUT X-1 DEB

NORAD: 4026
COSPAR: 1961-004G

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Spacecraft

Owner: NASA Langley Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S04026, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1961-02-16
Rocket: Scout X-1
Flight: Explorer 9
Mission name: NASA S-56A
Launch site: NASA Wallops Station, LA3
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1961 DEL

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1961 DEL, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1961-02-16
Period: 100.7 min
Inclination: 38.82°
Apogee: 1,052 km
Perigee: 529 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0541 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: EXPLORER 9 (NORAD 81)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris6 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit