NASA Scout X-4 Beacon Explorer C
Scout X-4
Status
Success
Date
29 APR 1965
14:17
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3A
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Overview
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.
Rocket
Scout X-4
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth 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
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN