Scout E-1
Launch vehicle · USA
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Credit: NASA
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Five stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 3A + 1 x Castor 2 + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x FW4S + 1 x BE-3
LEO Payload: 200 kg (440 lb).
More at: Scout E-1.
Related
- Family
- all-solid, orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Hawkeye
- Projects
- Explorer
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC5
- Agency
- Vought
Chronology
1 event
1974 June 3
23:09 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout E-1.- Explorer 52 - . Payload: Hawkeye. Mass: 27 kg (59 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Langley. Program: Explorer. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: Hawkeye. Decay Date: 1978-04-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 7325 . COSPAR: 1974-040A. Apogee: 125,569 km (78,024 mi). Perigee: 469 km (291 mi). Inclination: 89.00 deg. Period: 3,032.00 min. Solar wind experiments. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .