Scout family
Scout A-1
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Flights flown1
Success rate100%1/1
Maiden flight1973-10-30
Peak year19731 flight
Scout A-1 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 30 October 1973 and last flew on 30 October 1973.
Flight record
100% success rate1 of 1 flown
First flight1973-10-30
Latest flight1973-10-30
Failures0
Consecutive successes1
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 22m |
| Diameter | 1.02m |
| Launch mass | 17t |
| Liftoff thrust | 440kN |
| Maiden flight | 1973-10-30 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-10-30 | Scout A-1 | Transit-O 20 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.