MISSION NAME
BIC
Status
Success
DATE
20 SEP 1971
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3A
Description
Suborbital ionospheric study mission
Scout B
Rocket 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.