MISSION NAME
REX
Status
Success
DATE
29 JUN 1991
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
REX (Radiation Experiment) or ISES (Integrated Space Experiment System) was an Air Force Rome Laboratory ionospheric research satellite which tested the effects of the atmosphere on radio transmissions, and employed GPS for on-board navigation and attitude control.
Scout G-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.