USAF Scout X-3 Transit-5A 3
Scout X-3
Status
Success
Date
16 JUN 1963
01:49
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