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Launching on Scout
 The SCOUT
launcher provides a launch capacity of 80 to 270kg into LEO, and so has carried small
satellites exclusively. The first launch was on the 1st July 1960, and the last Scout was
used in May 1994 to carry the MSTI-2 satellite.
The launcher has a remarkable launch recod of 88% overall, but 96% following
development in December 1963. It has placed 92 satellites succesfully into orbit, from the
VAFB, the San Marco Platform, Cape Canaveral and Wallops.
 Capacity
| Launcher |
Capacity (kg) |
Orbit |
| SCOUT |
175 |
805km |
Launch history
Just some of the missions are listed below:
| # |
date |
Type |
Site |
payload |
orbit (km) |
comments |
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27 Mar 64 |
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Wallops I |
Ariel-2 |
285x1362, 52deg |
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15 Dec 64 |
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Wallops |
San Marco-1 |
194x697, 38deg |
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06 Dec 65 |
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VAFB |
FR-1 |
780 |
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| 52 |
26 Apr 67 |
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San Marco |
San Marco-2 |
219x741, 3deg |
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05 May 67 |
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VAFB |
Ariel-3 |
498x696, 80deg |
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17 May 68 |
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WTR |
ESRO-II |
332x 1094, 97.2deg |
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3 Oct 68 |
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WTR |
ESRO-I auroreas |
254x1534, 93.7deg |
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1 Oct 69 |
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WTR |
ESRO-I boreas |
306x393, 85deg |
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8 Nov 69 |
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VAFB |
Azur |
387x3150, 103deg |
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9 Nov 70 |
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OFO
RMS |
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24 Apr 71 |
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San Marco |
San Marco-3 |
222x718, 3 deg |
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8 Jul 71 |
D |
Wallops |
Solrad |
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16 Aug 71 |
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Wallops-I |
EOLE |
678x903 |
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11 Dec 71 |
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VAFB |
Ariel-4 |
599x485, 52 deg |
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22 Nov 72 |
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WTR |
ESRO-IV |
245x1178, 91.1 deg |
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16 Dec 72 |
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VAFB |
AEROS 1 |
223x867, 97 deg |
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18 Feb 74 |
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San Marco |
San Marco-4 |
231x910, 3 deg |
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9 Mar 74 |
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VAFB |
Miranda |
703x918, 97.8deg |
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16 Jul 74 |
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VAFB |
AEROS-2 |
224x869, 97deg |
Did not reach intended orbit of 230x900 |
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30 Aug 74 |
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VAFB |
ANS |
258x1173, 98 deg |
Did not reach intended orbit of 500x500 |
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15 Oct 74 |
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San Marco |
ARIEL-5 |
504 x 549, 3 deg |
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5 Dec75 |
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WSMC |
DAD-A
DAD-B |
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Launch Failure |
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1 Sep 76 |
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TIP-3 |
348x789, 90.3 deg |
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18 Feb 79 |
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Wallops |
Sage (AEM-2) |
549 x 661, 55 deg |
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2 Jun 79 |
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Wallops-I |
Ariel 6 |
600 x 654, 55 deg |
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14 Nov 86 |
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Polar BEAR |
963x1019, 89.6deg |
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9 May 90 |
212C |
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MACSAT-1
MACSAT-2 |
608x766, 89.9deg |
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29 Jun 91 |
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WSMC |
REX-I |
770x871, 89.6deg |
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3 Jul 92 |
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VAFB |
SAMPEX |
687x512, 81.7 |
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21 Nov 92 |
S210C |
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MSTI-1 |
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25 Jun 93 |
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RADCAL |
765x884, 89.5deg |
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9 May 94 |
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VAFB |
MSTI-2 |
367x469, 96.8deg |
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Expected
future launches
- As all SCOUT's have been expended, the only future launches possible will be on the
Italian proposed SCOUT-II.
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More:
[Scout
at NASA]
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