List of Scout launches
This is a list of launches made by the Scout rocket.
Launches By Vehicle[]
| Vehicle | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Scout II | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scout X-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scout X-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scout X-3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Scout X-4 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Scout A | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Scout B | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| Scout D | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Scout E | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scout F | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scout G | 17 | 17 | 0 |
Launches By Decade[]
| Year | Launches | Success | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-69 | 53 | 42 | 11 |
| 1970-79 | 30 | 29 | 1 |
| 1980-89 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990-99 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Launch History[]
| Date/Time (UTC) | Configuration | Serial number | Launch site | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload | Separation orbit | Operator | Function | ||
| Remarks | |||||
1960[] | |||||
| 18 April 1960 23:09 |
Scout X | X-1 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | |
| N/A | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight | ||
| 2 July 1960 00:04 |
Scout X-1 | ST-1 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | |
| N/A | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight | ||
| 4 October 1960 15:23 |
Scout X-1 | ST-2 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | NASA | Test flight | ||
| 4 December 1960 21:14 |
Scout X-1 | ST-3 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | |
| Explorer S-56 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Technology | ||
1961[] | |||||
| 7 January 1961 17:33 |
Blue Scout I | D-3 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight | ||
| 16 February 1961 13:05 |
Scout X-1 | ST-4 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | |
| Explorer 9 | Low Earth | NASA | Technology | ||
| 3 March 1961 16:02 |
Blue Scout II | D-4 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight | ||
| 12 April 1961 06:07 |
Blue Scout II | D-5 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight | ||
| 9 May 1961 16:00 |
Blue Scout I | D-6 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight | ||
| 30 June 1961 17:09 |
Scout X-1 | ST-5 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | |
| Explorer S-55 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Micrometeorite Research | ||
| 25 August 1961 18:29 |
Scout X-1 | ST-6 | Wallops LA-3 | Partial Failure | |
| Explorer 13 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research | ||
| 19 October 1961 17:38 |
Scout X-1 | ST-7 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | |
| P-21 | Suborbital | NASA | Ionospheric research | ||
| 1 November 1961 15:32 |
Blue Scout II | D-8 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Failure | |
| Mercury-Scout 1 | Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Technology | ||
1962[] | |||||
| 1 March 1962 05:07 |
Scout X-1A | ST-8 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | |
| Re-Entry 1 | Suborbital | NASA | Test flight | ||
| 29 March 1962 07:27 |
Scout X-2 | ST-9 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | |
| P-21A | Suborbital | NASA | Ionospheric research | ||
| 12 April 1962 16:00 |
Blue Scout I | D-7 | Cape Canaveral LC-18B | Successful | |
| N/A | Suborbital | USAF | Test flight | ||
| 26 April 1962 10:49 |
Scout X-2 | S111 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| Solrad 4B | Low Earth (planned) | NRL | Reconnaissance/Ionospheric research | ||
| 24 May 1962 ? |
Scout X-2M | S112 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| DSAP-1 F1 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology | ||
| 23 August 1962 11:44 |
Scout X-2M | S117 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| DSAP-1 F2 | Low Earth | USAF | Meteorology | ||
| 31 August 1962 16:25 |
S114 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | ||
| Re-Entry 2 | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Test flight | ||
| 16 December 1962 14:33 |
S115 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 16 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research | ||
| 19 December 1962 01:25 |
S118 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-5A 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1963[] | |||||
| 19 February 1963 16:33 |
S126 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| DSAP-1 F3 | Low Earth | USAF | Meteorology | ||
| 5 April 1963 03:01 |
S119 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | ||
| Transit-5A 2 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 26 April 1963 ? |
Scout X-2M | S121 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| DSAP-1 F4 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology | ||
| 22 May 1963 04:38 |
S116 | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | ||
| RFD-1 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 16 June 1963 01:49 |
S120 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-5A 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 28 June 1963 21:19 |
S113 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| (GRS) | Low Earth | USAF CRL | Geophysics | ||
| 20 July 1963 05:44 |
S110 | Wallops LA-3 | Failure | ||
| Re-Entry 3 | Suborbital (planned) | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 27 September 1963 11:17 |
Scout X-2B | S132 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| DSAP-1 F5 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Meteorology | ||
| 19 December 1963 18:49 |
S122R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 19 | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research | ||
1964[] | |||||
| 27 March 1964 17:25 |
S127R | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | ||
| Ariel 2 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionopheric Research | ||
| 4 June 1964 03:50 |
S125R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-5C 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 25 June 1964 01:40 |
S128R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | ||
| (ESRS) | Low Earth (planned) | USAF CRL | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 20 July 1964 10:53 |
S124R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| SERT-1 | Suborbital | NASA | Technology | ||
| 18 August 1964 06:05 |
S129R | Wallops LA-3 | Successful | ||
| Re-Entry 4A | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 25 August 1964 13:43 |
S134R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 20 | Low Earth | NASA | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 9 October 1964 04:04 |
S130R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| RFD-2 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 10 October 1964 03:01 |
S123R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 22 | Low Earth | NASA | Geodesy/Ionospheric Research | ||
| 6 November 1964 12:02 |
S133R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| Explorer 23 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research | ||
| 21 November 1964 17:09 |
S135R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 24 Explorer 25 |
Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research | ||
| 15 December 1964 20:20 |
S137R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| San Marco 1 | Low Earth | CNR | Atmospheric Research | ||
| First Italian satellite | |||||
1965[] | |||||
| 29 April 1965 14:17 |
S136R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| Explorer 27 | Low Earth | NASA | Geodesy/Ionospheric Research | ||
| 10 August 1965 17:54 |
Scout B | S131R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Low Earth | US Army NASA |
Geodesy Technology | |||
| 19 November 1965 04:48 |
S138R | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| Explorer 30 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research | ||
| 6 December 1965 21:05 |
S139R | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Low Earth | CNES | Ionospheric Research | |||
| 22 December 1965 04:33 |
Scout A | S140C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 6 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1966[] | |||||
| 28 January 1966 17:06 |
Scout A | S142C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 7 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 10 February 1966 00:55 |
S141C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| Re-Entry 4B | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 26 March 1966 03:31 |
Scout A | S143C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 8 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 22 April 1966 09:45 |
Scout B | S145C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| OV3-1 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 19 May 1966 02:27 |
Scout A | S146C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 9 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 10 June 1966 04:15 |
Scout B | S147C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| OV3-4 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 4 August 1966 10:45 |
Scout B | S148C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| OV3-3 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 18 August 1966 02:25 |
Scout A | S149C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 10 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 28 October 1966 11:56 |
Scout B | S150C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| OV3-2 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
1967[] | |||||
| 31 January 1967 12:45 |
Scout B | S151C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| OV3-5 | Low Earth (planned) | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 14 April 1967 03:25 |
Scout A | S154C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 12 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 26 April 1967 10:06 |
Scout B | S153C | San Marco | Successful | |
| Low Earth | CRN | Atmospheric Research | |||
| 5 May 1967 16:00 |
Scout A | S155C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Ariel 3 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 18 May 1967 09:05 |
Scout A | S156C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 13 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 30 May 1967 02:06 |
Scout A | S152C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | |
| ESRO 2A | Low Earth (planned) | ESRO | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 25 September 1967 08:25 |
Scout A | S157C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 14 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 19 October 1967 17:33 |
Scout B | S159C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| RAM-C1 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 5 December 1967 01:03 |
Scout B | S158C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| OV3-6 | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
1968[] | |||||
| 2 March 1968 03:55 |
Scout A | S162C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 18 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 5 March 1968 18:28 |
Scout B | S160C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Explorer 37 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research | ||
| 27 April 1968 05:19 |
S164C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| Re-Entry 5 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 17 May 1968 02:06 |
Scout B | S161C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| ESRO 2B | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 8 August 1968 20:12 |
Scout B | S165C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Explorer 39 Explorer 40 |
Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric/Ionospheric Research | ||
| 22 August 1968 15:16 |
Scout B | S168C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| RAM-C2 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 3 October 1968 20:49 |
Scout B | S167C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| (Aurorae) | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research | ||
1969[] | |||||
| 1 October 1969 22:29 |
Scout B | S172C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| (Boreas) | Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 8 November 1969 01:52 |
Scout B | S169C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Azur (GRS-1) | Low Earth | DLR | Ionospheric Research | ||
1970[] | |||||
| 27 August 1970 13:23 |
Scout A | S176C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 19 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 30 September 1970 20:06 |
Scout B | S171C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| RAM-C3 | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 9 November 1970 06:00 |
Scout B | S174C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| OFO | Low Earth | NASA | Life Sciences | ||
| 12 December 1970 10:53 |
Scout B | S175C | San Marco | Successful | |
| Explorer 42 (Uhuru) | Low Earth | NASA | X-ray Astronomy | ||
1971[] | |||||
| 24 April 1971 07:32 |
Scout B | S173C | San Marco | Successful | |
| Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research | |||
| 20 June 1971 19:31 |
Scout B | S144CR | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| PAET | Suborbital | NASA | Re-entry test | ||
| 8 July 1971 22:58 |
Scout B | S177C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Explorer 44 | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research | ||
| 16 August 1971 18:39 |
Scout B-1 | S180C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Low Earth | CNES | Data Relay | |||
| 20 September 1971 23:31 |
Scout B | S166C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| BIC | Suborbital | NASA/DLR | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 15 November 1971 05:52 |
Scout B | S163CR | San Marco | Successful | |
| Explorer 45 | High Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research | ||
| 11 December 1971 20:47 |
Scout B-1 | S183C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Ariel 4 | Low Earth | SERC | Ionospheric Research | ||
1972[] | |||||
| 13 August 1972 15:10 |
Scout D-1 | S184C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Explorer 46 | Low Earth | NASA | Micrometeorite Research | ||
| 2 September 1972 17:50 |
Scout B-1 | S182C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Triad 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 15 November 1972 22:13 |
Scout D-1 | S170CR | San Marco | Successful | |
| Explorer 48 (SAS-B) | Low Earth | NASA | Astronomy | ||
| 22 November 1972 00:17 |
Scout D-1 | S185C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Low Earth | ESRO | Ionospheric Research | |||
| 16 December 1972 11:24 |
Scout D-1 | S181C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Aeros-A | Low Earth | DLR/NASA | Ionospheric Research | ||
1973[] | |||||
| 30 October 1973 00:37 |
Scout A-1 | S178C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transit-O 20 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1974[] | |||||
| 18 February 1974 10:05 |
Scout D-1 | S190C | San Marco | Successful | |
| Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research | |||
| 9 March 1974 02:22 |
Scout D-1 | S188C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Miranda (X-4) | Low Earth | SERC | Technology | ||
| 3 June 1974 23:09 |
S191C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 52 | High Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research | ||
| 16 July 1974 11:51 |
Scout D-1 | S186C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Aeros-B | Low Earth | DLR/NASA | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 30 August 1974 14:07 |
Scout D-1 | S189C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| ANS | Low Earth | NIVR/NASA | Astronomy | ||
| 15 October 1974 07:47 |
Scout B-1 | S187C | San Marco | Successful | |
| Ariel 5 | Low Earth | SERC | Astronomy | ||
1975[] | |||||
| 7 May 1975 22:45 |
S194C | San Marco | Successful | ||
| Explorer 53 (SAS-C) | Low Earth | NASA | Astronomy | ||
| 12 October 1975 06:39 |
Scout D-1 | S195C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Triad 2 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 6 December 1975 03:35 |
S196C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Failure | ||
| Dual Air Density Explorer-A Dual Air Density Explorer-B |
Low Earth (planned) | NASA | Atmospheric Research | ||
1976[] | |||||
| 22 May 1976 07:42 |
Scout B-1 | S179CR | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Wideband (STP P76-5) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
| 18 June 1976 11:41 |
Scout D-1 | S193C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Gravity Probe A | Suborbital | NASA | Cosmology Research | ||
| 1 September 1976 21:14 |
Scout D-1 | S197C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Triad 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1977[] | |||||
| 28 October 1977 04:52 |
Scout D-1 | S200C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Transat (Transit-O 11) | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation/Technology | ||
1978[] | |||||
| 26 April 1978 10:20 |
Scout D-1 | S201C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| Explorer 56 (HCMM) | Low Earth | NASA | Earth Observation | ||
1979[] | |||||
| 18 February 1979 16:18 |
Scout D-1 | S202C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Explorer 60 (SAGE) | Low Earth | NASA | Atmospheric Research | ||
| 2 June 1979 23:26 |
Scout D-1 | S198C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | |
| Ariel 6 | Low Earth | SERC | Astronomy | ||
| 30 October 1979 14:16 |
S203C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Explorer 61 (Magsat) | Low Earth | NASA | Magnetosphere Research | ||
1980[] | |||||
1981[] | |||||
| 15 May 1981 06:07 |
S192C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Nova 1 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1982[] | |||||
1983[] | |||||
| 27 June 1983 15:37 |
Scout D-1 | S205C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | |
| HILAT (STP P83-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
1984[] | |||||
| 12 October 1984 01:43 |
S208C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Nova 3 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1985[] | |||||
| 3 August 1985 03:31 |
S209C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-O 24 Transit-O 30 |
Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 13 December 1985 02:35 |
S207C | Wallops LA-3A | Successful | ||
| (USA-13) (USA-14) |
Low Earth | USAF | ASAT target | ||
1986[] | |||||
| 14 November 1986 00:23 |
S199C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Polar Bear (STP P87-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
1987[] | |||||
| 16 September 1987 19:22 |
S204C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-O 27 Transit-O 29 |
Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1988[] | |||||
| 25 March 1988 19:50 |
S206C | San Marco | Successful | ||
| Low Earth | ASI | Atmospheric Research | |||
| 26 April 1988 01:57 |
S211C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-O 23 Transit-O 32 |
Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 16 June 1988 06:54 |
S213C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Nova 2 | Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
| 25 August 1988 06:59 |
S214C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Transit-O 25 Transit-O 31 |
Low Earth | USAF | Navigation | ||
1989[] | |||||
1990[] | |||||
| 9 May 1990 17:50 |
S212C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Low Earth | DARPA | Communication/Technology | |||
1991[] | |||||
| 29 June 1991 14:00 |
S216C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| REX (STP P89-1A) | Low Earth | USAF | Ionospheric Research | ||
1992[] | |||||
| 3 July 1992 14:19 |
S215C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| SAMPEX (Explorer 68) | Low Earth | NASA | Solar Research | ||
| 21 November 1992 13:45 |
S210C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Low Earth | SDIO | Technology | |||
1993[] | |||||
| 25 June 1993 23:30 |
S217C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| RADCAL (STP P92-1) | Low Earth | USAF | Radar calibration | ||
1994[] | |||||
| 9 May 1994 02:47 |
S218C | Vandenberg SLC-5 | Successful | ||
| Low Earth | SDIO | Technology | |||
References[]
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- Wade, Mark. "Scout". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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