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Blue Scout II
Part of Scout
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Air Force version of Scout used for suborbital and orbital military tests.

AKA: Blue Scout 2;RM-90;XRM-90. Status: Retired 1961. First Launch: 1961-03-03. Last Launch: 1961-11-01. Number: 3 . Payload: 30 kg (66 lb). Thrust: 511.50 kN (114,990 lbf). Gross mass: 16,874 kg (37,200 lb). Height: 24.00 m (78.00 ft). Diameter: 1.02 m (3.34 ft). Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

The Blue Scout 2 used the same stages as the basic NASA, except the fourth stage was fitted to the payload under a fairing of the same diameter as the third stage, and the first stage nozzle used a flared tail skirt between the fins. After three launches in 1961, the vehicle was abandoned by the Air Force in favor of the Blue Scout Junior.

LEO Payload: 30 kg (66 lb) to a 300 km orbit at 28.00 degrees.

Stage Data - Blue Scout 2


More at: Blue Scout II.

Family: all-solid, orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Mercury, Radio Test Spacecraft. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC18B. Stages: Algol 1, Altair 1, Antares 1A, Castor 2. Agency: Ford Aeronutronics.

1961 March 3 - . 16:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout II.
1961 April 12 - . 06:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout II.
1961 November 1 - . 15:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC18B. Launch Pad: LC18B. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout II. FAILURE: Failure. Failed Stage: U.

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