CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1979-0578
SCOUT B R/B
SCOUT B R/B (NORAD 4798) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 December 1979, after 8 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4798
International designator
1970-107B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
12 Dec 1970San Marco platform
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Dec 1979UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 15 Dec 1978
Time in orbit
8 years, 11 months3,276 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
47 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
8 years, 11 monthsAlso ended on 1 Dec 1979
1 entryFrom the same launch
1970-107
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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