In orbitDebris

SCOUT B-1 DEB

NORAD: 6284
COSPAR: 1972-069D

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Spacecraft

Owner: USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S06284, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1972-09-02
Rocket: Scout B-1 F
Flight: Triad
Mission name: Triad OI-1X
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, SLC5
Launched by: USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1972-069

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1972-069, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1972-09-02
Period: 97.7 min
Inclination: 90.46°
Apogee: 674 km
Perigee: 619 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0198 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: SCOUT B-1 R/B (NORAD 6180)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 1 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit