Scout family
Scout A
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 flown11
Success rate100%11/11
Payload to LEO122kg
Cost per kg to LEO$70,574$8.6M per launch
Maiden flight1965-12-22
Peak year19664 flights
Scout A is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 22 December 1965 and last flew on 27 August 1970.
Flight record
100% success rate11 of 11 flown
1965peak 1966 · 4 flights1970
First flight1965-12-22
Latest flight1970-08-27
Failures0
Consecutive successes11
Fastest turnaround12d 17h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 122kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $8.6M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $70,574 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 25m |
| Diameter | 1.01m |
| Launch mass | 17t |
| Liftoff thrust | 513kN |
| Maiden flight | 1965-12-22 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Polar Orbit10Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-08-27 | Scout A | Transit-O 19 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1968-03-02 | Scout A | Transit-O 18 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1967-09-25 | Scout A | Transit-O 14 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1967-05-18 | Scout A | Transit-O 13 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1967-05-05 | Scout A | Ariel 3 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-04-14 | Scout A | Transit-O 12 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1966-08-18 | Scout A | Transit-O 10 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1966-05-19 | Scout A | Transit-O 9 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1966-03-26 | Scout A | Transit-O 8 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1966-01-28 | Scout A | Transit-O 7 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1965-12-22 | Scout A | Transit-O 6 | 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