Scout family
Scout B-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 flown5
Success rate100%5/5
Maiden flight1971-08-16
Peak year19712 flights
Scout B-1 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 16 August 1971 and last flew on 22 May 1976.
Flight record
100% success rate5 of 5 flown
1971peak 1971 · 2 flights1976
First flight1971-08-16
Latest flight1976-05-22
Failures0
Consecutive successes5
Fastest turnaround117d 2h
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 22m |
| Diameter | 1.02m |
| Launch mass | 17t |
| Liftoff thrust | 440kN |
| Maiden flight | 1971-08-16 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit4Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-05-22 | Scout B-1 | Wideband | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-10-15 | Scout B-1 | Ariel 5 | San Marco platform | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-09-02 | Scout B-1 | Triad 1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1971-12-11 | Scout B-1 | Ariel 4 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-08-16 | Scout B-1 | Eole | Launch Area 3A | Low Earth 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