Scout family
Scout X-2M
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 flown3
Success rate33.3%1/3
Maiden flight1962-05-24
Peak year19622 flights
Scout X-2M is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 24 May 1962 and last flew on 26 April 1963.
Flight record
33.3% success rate1 of 3 flown · 2 failed
1962peak 1962 · 2 flights1963
First flight1962-05-24
Latest flight1963-04-26
Failures2
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround91d 11h
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 22m |
| Diameter | 1.02m |
| Launch mass | 17t |
| Liftoff thrust | 440kN |
| Maiden flight | 1962-05-24 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Sun-Synchronous Orbit3
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-04-26 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F4 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 1962-08-23 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1962-05-24 | Scout X-2M | DSAP-1 F1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
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