LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sat Mar 09 1974
Science and Engineering Research Council

Miranda

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Scout D-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 D-1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Test Flight
  • British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5