Scout X-2B
Launch vehicle · USA
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American all-solid orbital launch vehicle. Four stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Algol 1D + 1 x Castor + 1 x Antares 2 + 1 x Altair 2
More at: Scout X-2B.
Related
- Family
- all-solid, orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Program 35
- Projects
- DMSP
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC5
- Agency
- Vought
Chronology
1 event
1963 September 27
11:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout X-2B. FAILURE: Failure.. Failed Stage: U.- P 35-5 - . Payload: OPS 1610. Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Program: DMSP. Class: Earth. Type: Weather satellite. Spacecraft: Program 35. Decay Date: 1963-09-27 . Military weather satellite to provide targetting information for reconnaisance satellites..