CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1992-0001
SCOUT B R/B
SCOUT B R/B (NORAD 2404) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 January 1992, after 25 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2404
International designator
1966-070B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
4 Aug 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jan 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 years, 4 months9,283 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.3°N to 81.3°SFinal inclination 81.3°
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 81.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.3°N and 81.3°S.
Life in orbit
25 years, 4 monthsSCOUT B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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