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1979-0427

SCOUT F-1 R/B

SCOUT F-1 R/B (NORAD 7789) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 September 1979, after 4 years, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
7789
International designator
1975-037B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 May 1975San Marco platform
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Sep 1979UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 4 months1,586 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
38 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

4 years, 4 months

SCOUT F-1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 9 Sep 1979

1 entry
1979-0428SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1975-037
1979-0150EXPLORER 53
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