CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0026
SCOUT B R/B
SCOUT B R/B (NORAD 2519) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 January 1970, after 3 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2519
International designator
1966-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Oct 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jan 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 3 months1,188 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 3 monthsSCOUT B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Jan 1970
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-097
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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