LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Mon Sep 20 1971
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

BIC

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(11:31 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(11:31 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(11:31 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Scout B

Description:

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.

Scout B rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • Suborbital ionospheric study mission
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3A