NASA Scout D-1 ANS
Scout D-1
Status
Success
Date
30 AUG 1974
14:07
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
Dutch sun-synchronous satellite designed as an astronomical observatory
Rocket
Scout D-1
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous 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