USAF Scout G-1 REX
Scout G-1
Status
Success
Date
29 JUN 1991
14:00
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Scout G-1
Mission Type
Earth Science
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