CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0369
SCOUT B R/B
SCOUT B R/B (NORAD 4222) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 November 1999, after 30 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4222
International designator
1969-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Nov 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Nov 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
30 years10,964 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
77.3°N to 77.3°SFinal inclination 102.7°
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 102.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 77.3°N and 77.3°S.
Life in orbit
30 yearsSCOUT B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Nov 1999
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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