LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Wed May 09 1990
United States Air Force

MACSAT 1 & 2

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(5:50 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(5:50 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(5:50 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Scout G-1

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 G-1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • Experimental communications satellites for the US military
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5