MISSION NAME
San Marco 5 5
Status
Success
DATE
25 MAR 1988
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
San Marco platform
Description
Italian thermosphere-ionosphere research satellite
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.