Scout family
Scout D-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 flown16
Success rate100%16/16
Payload to LEO183kg
Maiden flight1972-08-13
Peak year19724 flights
Scout D-1 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 13 August 1972 and last flew on 27 June 1983.
Flight record
100% success rate16 of 16 flown
1972peak 1972 · 4 flights1983
First flight1972-08-13
Latest flight1983-06-27
Failures0
Consecutive successes16
Fastest turnaround6d 2h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 183kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 25m |
| Diameter | 1.14m |
| Launch mass | 20t |
| Liftoff thrust | 464kN |
| Maiden flight | 1972-08-13 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit10Polar Orbit3Elliptical Orbit1Suborbital1Sun-Synchronous Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-06-27 | Scout D-1 | HILAT | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1979-06-02 | Scout D-1 | Ariel 6 | Launch Area 3A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1979-02-18 | Scout D-1 | SAGE | Launch Area 3A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1978-04-26 | Scout D-1 | HCMM | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1977-10-28 | Scout D-1 | Transat O-11 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1976-09-01 | Scout D-1 | TIP 3 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1976-06-18 | Scout D-1 | GP-A | Launch Area 3A | Suborbital | Success |
| 1975-10-12 | Scout D-1 | TIP 2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1974-08-30 | Scout D-1 | ANS | Space Launch Complex 5 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1974-07-16 | Scout D-1 | Aeros 2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-03-09 | Scout D-1 | Miranda | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1974-02-18 | Scout D-1 | San Marco 4 | San Marco platform | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-12-16 | Scout D-1 | Aeros 1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-11-22 | Scout D-1 | ESRO 4 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1972-11-15 | Scout D-1 | SAS 2 | San Marco platform | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-08-13 | Scout D-1 | Explorer 46 | 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