National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout BSan Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
SSS 1
Launched
November 15, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
SSS 1 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout B from San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya on November 15, 1971. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 113th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 1,279th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Scout B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical). The tracked orbit of SSS 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 22, 1971, was 231 × 26,896 km inclined 3.6°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 23rd Scout B flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 113th launch7th this yearhumanity's 1,279th orbital launch attempt108th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SSS 1 · NORAD 5598 · 1971-096 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPLORER 45 (SSS-A)
- Object ID
- 1971-096A
- Epoch
- 1971-11-22 09:42:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.08461094 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.66883
- Inclination
- 3.5848°
- Ascending node
- 298.9081°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.8544°
- Mean anomaly
- 21.3281°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 22
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Elliptical. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- SSS 1 · NORAD 5598 · re-entered May 3, 1987
Scout S163CR Stage 4 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Small magnetospheric research satellite.
Pad
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
4th launch from San Marco platform, 2nd this year · 4th from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
9 launches from this pad · 9 from Broglio Space Center, Kenya
204 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did SSS 1 launch?
SSS 1 launched on November 15, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SSS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SSS 1?
Scout B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout B spec sheet
Where did SSS 1 launch from?
San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya.
What orbit did SSS 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of SSS 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 22, 1971, was 231 × 26,896 km inclined 3.6°.
How many satellites did SSS 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).