NASA Scout D-1 Aeros 2
Scout D-1
Status
Success
Date
16 JUL 1974
11:51
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
Joint NASA-German ministry for science and education satellite to study the upper atmosphere.
Rocket
Scout D-1
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth 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
1.14 m
Launch Mass
20 T
Thrust
464 kN