Scout family
Scout X-3
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 flown5
Success rate80%4/5
Payload to LEO87kg
Cost per kg to LEO$102,414$8.9M per launch
Maiden flight1962-12-16
Peak year19622 flights
Scout X-3 is built by Vought of the United States. It first flew on 16 December 1962 and last flew on 27 March 1964.
Flight record
80% success rate4 of 5 flown · 1 failed
1962peak 1962 · 2 flights1964
First flight1962-12-16
Latest flight1964-03-27
Failures1
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround2d 10h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 87kg |
|---|---|
| Launch cost | $8.9M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $102,414 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 24m |
| Diameter | 1.01m |
| Launch mass | 17t |
| Liftoff thrust | 513kN |
| Maiden flight | 1962-12-16 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Polar Orbit3Low Earth Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-03-27 | Scout X-3 | Ariel 2 | Launch Area 3 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-06-16 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 3 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1963-04-05 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 2 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Failure |
| 1962-12-19 | Scout X-3 | Transit-5A 1 | Space Launch Complex 5 | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1962-12-16 | Scout X-3 | Explorer 16 | 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