Scout family
Scout X-1
Scout X-1 was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket which was flown seven times between August 1960 and October 1961.
Flights flown6
Success rate50%3/6
Payload to LEO59kg
Cost per kg to LEO$151,017$8.9M per launch
Maiden flight1960-07-02
Peak year19614 flights
Scout X-1 is built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States. It first flew on 4 October 1960 and last flew on 19 October 1961.
Flight record
50% success rate3 of 6 flown · 3 failed
1960peak 1961 · 4 flights1961
First flight1960-10-04
Latest flight1961-10-19
Failures3
Consecutive successes1
Fastest turnaround54d 23h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 59kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $8.9M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $151,017 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 25m |
| Diameter | 1.01m |
| Launch mass | 16t |
| Liftoff thrust | 471kN |
| Maiden flight | 1960-07-02 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit2Suborbital1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-10-19 | Scout X-1 | P-21 | Launch Area 3 | Suborbital | Success |
| 1961-08-25 | Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 | Launch Area 3 | Failure | |
| 1961-06-30 | Scout X-1 | S-55 | Launch Area 3 | Failure | |
| 1961-02-16 | Scout X-1 | Explorer 9 | Launch Area 3 | Success | |
| 1960-12-04 | Scout X-1 | NASA S-56 | Launch Area 3 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1960-10-04 | Scout X-1 | ST-2 | Launch Area 3 | 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