LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Jun 29 1991

United States Air Force

REX

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(2:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(2:00 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(2:00 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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
REX (Radiation Experiment) or ISES (Integrated Space Experiment System) was an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which tested the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and employed GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 5