USAF Scout X-3 Transit-5A 2
Scout X-3
Status
Failure
Date
5 APR 1963
03:01
Mission Overview
Operational prototype satellite
Rocket
Scout X-3
Mission Type
Navigation
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
24 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN