MISSION NAME
San Marco 4 4
Status
Success
DATE
18 FEB 1974
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Italian Space Agency
Launch Pad
San Marco platform
Description
Italian satellite designed to study the density, composition and temperature of the equatorial upper atmosphere.
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.