In orbitDebris

SCOUT X-4 DEB

NORAD: 976
COSPAR: 1964-064C

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Spacecraft

Built by: JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Owner: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00976, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1964-10-10
Rocket: Scout X-4
Flight: Explorer 22
Mission name: Beacon Explorer B
Launch site: Soviet Armed Forces, PALC-D
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1964-064

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1964-064, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1964-10-10
Period: 102.3 min
Inclination: 79.31°
Apogee: 950 km
Perigee: 781 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0456 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: EXPLORER 22 (NORAD 899)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit