In orbitRocket body

SCOUT B-1 R/B

NORAD: 5438
COSPAR: 1971-071B

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Spacecraft

Built by: United Technology Corp
Owner: NASA Langley Research Center
Platform (bus): FW4
Mass at launch: 47 kg
Dry mass: 47 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.5 m
Shape: Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S05438, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1971-08-16
Rocket: Scout B-1 F
Flight: Eole
Mission name: Eole
Launch site: NASA Wallops Station, LA3A
Launched by: NASA Langley Research Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1971-071

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1971-071, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1971-08-16
Period: 98.4 min
Inclination: 50.14°
Apogee: 749 km
Perigee: 613 km
Radar cross-section: 0.704 m²

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

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 1

Everything from this launch

Debris1 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit