NASA Blue Scout II Mercury-Scout 1
Blue Scout II
Status
Failure
Date
1 NOV 1961
15:32
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 18B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.
Rocket
Blue Scout II
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The RM-90 Blue Scout II was an American sounding rocket and expendable launch system which was flown three times during 1961. It was used for two HETS test flights, and the launch of the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite for NASA. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.
Height
24 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch Mass
16 T
Thrust
471 kN