MISSION NAME
GP-A
Status
Success
DATE
18 JUN 1976
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3A
Description
Precise clock launched on a suborbital flight to explore the structure of space and time
Scout D-1
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.