USAF Scout B-1 Triad 1
Scout B-1
Status
Success
Date
2 SEP 1972
17:50
Mission Overview
Satellite designed to accurately measure atmospheric drag in order to improve the accuracy of the USN Transit Navigation System
Rocket
Scout B-1
Mission Type
Navigation
Orbit
Polar Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
22 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
440 kN