MISSION NAME
Transit-5A 3 3
Status
Success
DATE
16 JUN 1963
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
Operational prototype satellite
Scout X-3
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.