CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0293
SCOUT B R/B
SCOUT B R/B (NORAD 4117) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 November 1969, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4117
International designator
1969-083B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Oct 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Nov 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month33 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.1°N to 85.1°SFinal inclination 85.1°
Mass
47 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 85.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.1°N and 85.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthSCOUT B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1969-083
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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