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Thu Feb 10 1966
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Reentry 4B

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Scout X-4A

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 X-4A rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Materials Science
  • Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 175 km.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 3A