USAF Scout G-1 MACSAT 1 & 2
Scout G-1
Status
Success
Date
9 MAY 1990
17:50
Mission Overview
Experimental communications satellites for the US military
Rocket
Scout G-1
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Polar 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
26 m
Diameter
1.14 m
Launch Mass
20 T
Thrust
395 kN