Scout X-2B

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ManufacturerVought
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height22 metres (72 ft)
Diameter1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in)
Mass17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)
StagesFour
Associated rockets
FamilyScout
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesPoint Arguello LC-D
Total launches1
Failure(s)1
UTC date of spacecraft launch1963-09-27
First stage –
Powered by1 solid
Maximum thrust440 kilonewtons (99,000 lbf)
Burn time44 seconds
PropellantSolid
Second stage – Castor 1A
Powered by1 solid
Maximum thrust286 kilonewtons (64,000 lbf)
Specific impulse247 sec
Burn time27 seconds
PropellantSolid
Third stage –
Powered by1
Maximum thrust93 kilonewtons (21,000 lbf)
Specific impulse293 sec
Burn time36 seconds
PropellantSolid
Fourth stage –
Powered by1
Maximum thrust22 kilonewtons (4,900 lbf)
Specific impulse266 sec
Burn time28 seconds
PropellantSolid

The Scout X-2B was an American expendable launch system which was flown during 1963. It was a four-stage rocket, based on the earlier Scout X-2, but with an fourth stage in place of the used on the X-2. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.

The Scout X-2 was an all-solid rocket, with an first stagea Castor 1A second stage, an third stage, and an Altair 2A fourth stage. It made only one flight, which was launched from Launch Complex D at Point Arguello, carrying a P-35 weather satellites, . The launch occurred on 27 September 1963, and failed to achieve orbit.

References[]

  • Wade, Mark. "Scout". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  • Krebs, Gunter. "Scout". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  • McDowell, Jonathan. "Scout". Orbital & Suborbital Launch Database. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  • Heyman, Jos; Parsch, Andreas (2007-07-09). "LTV SLV-1 Scout". Appendix 3: Space Vehicles. Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Retrieved 2009-07-03.


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