Scout family
Scout G-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 flown17
Success rate100%17/17
Payload to LEO210kg
Cost per kg to LEO$41,238$8.7M per launch
Maiden flight1979-10-30
Peak year19884 flights
Scout G-1 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 30 October 1979 and last flew on 9 May 1994.
Flight record
100% success rate17 of 17 flown
1979peak 1988 · 4 flights1994
First flight1979-10-30
Latest flight1994-05-09
Failures0
Consecutive successes17
Fastest turnaround31d 6h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 210kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $8.7M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $41,238 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 26m |
| Diameter | 1.14m |
| Launch mass | 20t |
| Liftoff thrust | 395kN |
| Maiden flight | 1979-10-30 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Polar Orbit9Low Earth Orbit8
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-09 | Scout G-1 | MSTI-2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1993-06-25 | Scout G-1 | RADCAL | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-11-21 | Scout G-1 | MSTI-1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1992-07-03 | Scout G-1 | SAMPEX | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1991-06-29 | Scout G-1 | REX | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1990-05-09 | Scout G-1 | MACSAT 1 & 2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1988-08-25 | Scout G-1 | Transit-O 25,31 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1988-06-16 | Scout G-1 | Nova 2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1988-04-26 | Scout G-1 | Transit-O 23,32 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1988-03-25 | Scout G-1 | San Marco 5 | San Marco platform | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-09-16 | Scout G-1 | Transit-O 27,29 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1986-11-14 | Scout G-1 | Polar Bear | Space Launch Complex 5 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-12-13 | Scout G-1 | ITV 1 & 2 | Launch Area 3A | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1985-08-03 | Scout G-1 | Transit-O 24,30 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1984-10-12 | Scout G-1 | Nova 3 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1981-05-15 | Scout G-1 | Nova 1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1979-10-30 | Scout G-1 | Magsat | Space Launch Complex 5 | 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