Scout family
Scout F-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 flown2
Success rate50%1/2
Payload to LEO193kg
Maiden flight1975-05-07
Peak year19752 flights
Scout F-1 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 7 May 1975 and last flew on 6 December 1975.
Flight record
50% success rate1 of 2 flown · 1 failed
First flight1975-05-07
Latest flight1975-12-06
Failures1
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround212d 4h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 193kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 25m |
| Diameter | 1.14m |
| Launch mass | 20t |
| Liftoff thrust | 395kN |
| Maiden flight | 1975-05-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-12-06 | Scout F-1 | DAD-A & B | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1975-05-07 | Scout F-1 | SAS 3 | San Marco platform | 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
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.