Scout X-1

In-active

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

July 2, 1960

Description

Scout X-1 was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket which was flown seven times between August 1960 and October 1961.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    25.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.01 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    16.0 T
  • Thrust
    471.0 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    185.0 km
Family
  • Name
    Scout X-1
  • Family
  • Variant
    X-1
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Scout X-1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $8910000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    59.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Government
Acting Administrator: James Free
NASA 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Scout X-1 | P-21

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Oct. 19, 1961, 5:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A flight carrying plasma and aeronomy research payloads on a suborbital trajectory

Suborbital
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Scout X-1 | Explorer 13

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 25, 1961, 6:29 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Scout X-1 | S-55

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
June 30, 1961, 5:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Scout X-1 | Explorer 9

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Feb. 16, 1961, 1:05 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Unknown Mission

There are no mission or payload details available for this launch.


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Scout X-1 | NASA S-56

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Dec. 4, 1960, 9:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn't ignite.

Low Earth Orbit
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Scout X-1 | ST-2

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Oct. 4, 1960, 3:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

A radiation probe plasma mission.

Low Earth Orbit
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