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Tue Mar 05 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Explorer 37

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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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: Astrophysics
  • Solar science satellite inserted into an off-nominal orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3A