NASA Scout B SSS 1
Scout B
Status
Success
Date
15 NOV 1971
05:52
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
San Marco platform
Broglio Space Center, Kenya
Mission Overview
Small magnetospheric research satellite.
Rocket
Scout B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Elliptical 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
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN
