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Scout B1
Scout B1 - Scout B1 - COSPAR 1971-071

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Family: Scout. Country: USA. Status: Hardware.

Specifications

Launches: 30. Failures: 4. Success Rate: 86.67% pct. First Launch Date: 10 August 1965. Last Launch Date: 22 May 1976. LEO Payload: 143 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. Liftoff Thrust: 52,350 kgf. Total Mass: 17,900 kg. Core Diameter: 1.0 m. Total Length: 25.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 8.66 million. in 1985 unit dollars.


Scout B Chronology


1965 Aug 10 - - 17:54 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S131R. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3.
1966 Apr 22 - - 09:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S145C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: PALC-D.
1966 Jun 10 - - 04:15 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S147C. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3.
1966 Aug 4 - - 10:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S148C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1966 Oct 28 - - 11:56 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S150C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1967 Jan 31 - - 12:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S151C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5. FAILURE: Failure.
1967 Apr 26 - - 10:06 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S153C. Launch Site: San Marco .
1967 May 30 - - 02:06 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S152C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5. FAILURE: Third stage failure.
1967 Oct 19 - Launch Site: Wallops Island .
1967 Dec 5 - - 01:03 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S158C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1968 Mar 5 - - 18:28 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S160C. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3. FAILURE: Partial Failure.
1968 May 17 - - 02:06 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S161C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1968 Aug 8 - - 20:12 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S165C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1968 Aug 22 - Launch Site: Wallops Island .
1968 Oct 3 - - 20:49 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S167C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1969 Oct 1 - - 22:29 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S172C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5. FAILURE: Partial Failure.
1969 Nov 8 - - 01:52 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S169C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1970 Sep 30 - Launch Site: Wallops Island .
1970 Nov 9 - - 06:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S178C. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3.
1970 Dec 12 - - 10:53 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S175C. Launch Site: San Marco .
1971 Apr 24 - - 07:32 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S173C. Launch Site: San Marco .
1971 Jun 20 - Launch Site: Wallops Island .
1971 Jul 8 - - 22:58 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S177C. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3.
1971 Aug 12 - - 18:39 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B-1 s/n S180C. Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Complex: LA3.
1971 Sep 20 - Launch Site: Wallops Island .
1971 Nov 15 - - 05:52 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B s/n S163CR. Launch Site: San Marco .
1971 Dec 11 - - 20:47 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B-1 s/n S183C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1972 Sep 2 - - 17:50 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B-1 s/n S182C. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.
1974 Oct 15 - - 07:47 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B-1 s/n S187C. Launch Site: San Marco .
1976 May 22 - - 07:42 GMT. LV Configuration: Scout B-1 s/n S179CR. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC5.

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