MISSION NAME
San Marco 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
15 DEC 1964
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Research Council
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3A
Description
San Marco 1 was an Italian flight test of the satellite to furnish data on air density and ionosphere characteristics. The Scout-X4 launch vehicle was provided by NASA and was launched with an Italian launch crew from Wallops Island.
Scout X-4
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.