Scout - Launch Vehicle

Flight

Vehicle

Launch Site

Date

Mission

Perform

Payload

Experiment

1

 ST-1

 Wallops

 07/10/60

 Probe

 Success

 Sim Probe

 Environmental
 Instrumentation

2

 ST-2

 Wallops

 10/04/60

P robe

 Success

 Sim Probe

 Environmental
 Instrumentation
 Radiation

3

 ST-3

 Wallops

 12/04/60

 Orbital

 Failure

 S-56

 Air Density

4

 ST-4

 Wallops

 02/16/61

 Orbital

 Success

 S-56A

 Air Density

5

 ST-5

 Wallops

 06/30/61

 Orbital

 Failure

 S-55

 Micrometeoroid

6

 ST-6

 Wallops

 08/25/61

 Orbital

 Failure

 S-55A

 Micrometeoroid

7

 ST-7

 Wallops

 10/19/61

 Probe

 Success

 P-21

 Ionosphere

8

 ST-8

 Wallops

 03/01/62

 Reentry

 Success

 RE-1

 Reenrty Heating &
 RAM Camera Pod

9

 ST-9

 Wallops

 03/29/62

 Probe

 Success

 P21-A

 Ionosphere

10

 S-111

 Vandenberg

 04/26/62

 Orbital

 Failure

SOLRAD-IVB

 Radiation

11

 S-112

 Vandenberg

 05/23/62

 Orbital

 Failure

 AF-1

 Special Air Force

12

 S-117

 Vandenberg

 08/23/62

 Orbital

 Success

 AF-2

 Special Air Force

13

 S-114

 Wallops

 08/31/62

 Reentry

 Failure

 RE-2

 Reenrty Heating &
 Boundary Layer
 Noise

14

 S-115

 Wallops

 12/16/62

 Orbital

 Success

 S-55B

 Micrometeoroid &
 Boundary Noise

15

 S-118

 Vandenberg

 12/18/62

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-1

 Navigation

16

 S-126

 Vandenberg

 02/19/63

 Orbital

 Success

 AF-3

 Special Air Force

17

 S-119

 Vandenberg

 04/05/63

 Orbital

 Failure

 Transit-2

 Navigation

18

 S-121

 Vandenberg

 04/26/63

 Orbital

 Failure

 AF-4

 Special Air Force

19

 S-116

 Wallops

 05/22/63

 Reentry

 Success

 RFD-1

 Reentry evaluation

20

 S-120

 Vandenberg

 06/15/63

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-3

 Navigation

21

 S-113

 Wallops

 06/28/63

 Orbital

 Success

CRL-1

 Geophysics

22

 S-110

 Wallops

 07/20/63

 Reentry

 Failure

 RE-3

 Reentry Heating,
 RAM Hods and
 Hblative Haterials

23

 S-132

 Vandenberg

 09/27/63

 Orbital

 

 AF-5

 Special Air Force

24

 S-122R

 Vandenberg

 12/19/63

 Orbital

 Success

 S56B

 Air Density

25

 S-127R

 Wallops

 03/27/64

 Orbital

 Success

 UK-2

 Radio Astronomy,
 Global Ozone and
 Galactic Noise

26

 S-125R

 Vandenberg

 06/03/64

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-4

 Navigation

27

 S-128R

 Vandenberg

 06/25/64

 Orbital

 Failure

 CRL-2

 Cambridge Research
 Laboratory

28

 S-124R

 Wallops

 07/20/64

 Probe

 Success

 SERT

 Ion Engine
 Experiment

29

 S-129R

 Wallops

 08/18/64

 Reentry

 Success

 RE-4

 AblativeMaterial,
 Reentry to Support
 Apollo

30

 S-134R

 Vandenberg

 08/25/64

 Orbital

 Success

 S-48

 Meteorological
 Experiment

31

 S-130R

 Wallops

 10/09/64

 Reentry

 Success

 RFD-2

 Reentry evaluation

32

 S-132RR

 Vandenberg

 10/09/64

 Orbital

 Success

 BE-B

 Electron Content of
 Ionosphere and
 Laser Tracking

33

 S-133R

 Wallops

 11/06/64

 Orbital

 Success

 S-55C

 Micrometeoroid

34

 S-135R

 Vandenberg

 11/21/64

 Orbital

 Success

 AD/1-B

 Atmospheric
 Charged Particle and
 Air Density

35

 S-137R

 Wallops

 12/15/64

 Orbital

 Success

 SM-A

 Atmospheric
 Density and Drag

36

 S-136R

 Wallops

 04/29/65

 Orbital

 Success

 BE-C

 Ionospheric and
 Gravitation

37

 S-131R

 Wallops

 08/10/65

 Orbital

 Success

 SECOR

 Geodetic
 Measurements

38

 S 138R

 Wallops

 11/18/65

 Orbital

 Success

 SOLRAD-A

 Solar Radiation

39

 S-139R

 Vandenberg

 12/06/65

 Orbital

 Success

 FR-1

 Study VLF in
 Magnetosphere

40

 S-140C

 Vandenberg

 12/21/66

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-5

 Navigation

41

 S-142C

 Vandenberg

 10/28/66

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-6

 Navigation

42

 S-141C

 Wallops

 02/09/66

 Orbital

 Success

 RE-E

 Reentry Materials

43

 S-143C

 Vandenberg

 03/25/66

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-7

 Navigation

44

 S-145C

 Vandenberg

 04/22/66

 Orbital

 Success

 OV3-1

 Radiation Research

45

 S-146C

 Vandenberg

 05/18/66

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-8

 Navigation

46

 S-147C

 Wallops

 06/10/66

 Orbital

 Success

 OV3-4

 Radiation Research

47

 S-148C

 Vandenberg

 08/04/66

 Orbital

 Success

OV3-3

 Radiation Research

48

 S-149C

 Vandenberg

 08/17/66

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-9

 Navigation

49

 S-150C

 Vandenberg

 10/28/66

 Orbital

 Success

 OV3-2

 Environmental
 Science

50

 S-151C

 Vandenberg

 10/31/67

 Orbital

 Failure

 OV3-5

 Atmospheric
 Measurements

51

 S-154C

 Vandenberg

 04/13/67

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-10

 Navigation

52

 S-153C

 San Marco

 04/26/67

 Orbital

 Success

 SM-B

 Air Density, Drag
 and Ionospheric
 Studies

53

 S-155C

 Vandenberg

 05/05/67

 Orbital

 Success

 UK-3

 Atmospheric and
 Radio Noise

54

 S-156C

 Vandenberg

 05/18/67

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-11

Navigation

55

 S-152C

 Vandenberg

 05/29/67

 Orbital

 Failure

 ESRO-II

 Radiation, Charged
 Particle and Cosmic
 Ray

56

 S-157C

 Vandenberg

 09/25/67

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-12

 Navigation

57

 S-159C

 Wallops

 10/19/67

 Reentry

 Success

 RAM C-A

 Communications

58

 S-158C

 Vandenberg

 12/04/67

 Orbital

 Success

 OV3-6

 Radiation

59

 S-162C

 Vandenberg

 03/01/68

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-13

 Navigation

60

 S-160C

 Wallops

 03/05/68

 Orbital

 Success

 SOLRAD-B

 Solar Radiation

61

 S-164C

 Wallops

 04/27/68

 Reentry

 Success

 RE-F

 Atmospheric Entry
 Heating

62

 S-161C

 Vandenberg

 05/16/68

 Orbital

 Success

 ESRO-IIB

 Charged Particle,
 Solar and Cosmic
 X-ray

63

 S-165C

 Vandenberg

 08/08/68

 Orbital

 Success

 AD/1-C

 AD/1-C Air Density
 and Charged Particle

64

 S-168C

 Wallops

 08/22/68

 Reentry

 Success

 RAM C-B

 Communications
 Measurements

65

 S-167C

 Vandenberg

 10/03/68

 Orbital

 Success

 ESRO-I

 Ionospheric and
 Auroral Phenomena

66

 S-172C

 Vandenberg

 10/01/69

 Orbital

 Success

 ESRO-ID

 Ionospheric and
 Auroral Phenomena

67

 S-169C

 Vandenberg

 11/07/69

 Orbital

 Success

 GRS-A

 Van Allen belt,
 Auroral and Solar
 Particle

68

 S-176C

 Vandenberg

 08/27/70

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-14

 Navigation

69

 S-171C

 Wallops

 09/30/70

 Reentry

 Success

 RAM C-G

 Communications
 Measurements

70

 S-174C

 Wallops

 11/09/70

 Orbital

 Success

 OFO/RMS

 Otolith, Trapped
 Radiation and
 Micrometeroid

71

 S-175C

 San Marco

 12/12/70

 Orbital

 Success

 SAS-A

 Identification of
 Galactic Sources of
 Radiation

72

 S-173C

 San Marco

 04/24/71

 Orbital

 Success

 SM-C

 Describe Equatorial
 Neutral Particle
 Atmosphere

73

 S-144CR

 Wallops

 06/20/71

 Reentry

 Success

 PAET

 Determination of
 Unknown Planetary
 Atmosphere

74

 S-77C

 Wallops

 07/08/71

 Orbital

 Success

 SOLRAD-C

 Solar and Celestial
Radiation

75

 S-180C

 Wallops

 08/16/71

 Orbital

 Success

 CAS-A

 Mapping of Winds
 in Southern
 Hemisphere

76

 S-166CR

 Wallops

 09/20/71

 Probe

 Success

 GRP-A

 Features of Electric
 and MagneticFields

77

 S-163CR

 San Marco

 11/15/71

 Orbital

 Success

 SSS-A

 Charged Particles of
 Magnetosphere

78

 S-183C

 Vandenberg

 12/11/71

 Orbital

 Success

 UK-4

 Interaction of
 Charged Particles in
 Ionosphere

79

 S-184C

 Wallops

 08/13/72

 Orbital

 Success

 MTS

 Multisheet Bumper
 Configurations for
  Micrometeoroid

80

 S-182C

 Vandenberg

 09/02/72

 Orbital

 Success

 TIP-I

 Navigation

81

 S-170CR

 San Marco

 11/15/72

 Orbital

 Success

 SAS-B

 Radiation Sources in
 Celestial Sphere

82

 S-185C

 Vandenberg

 11/21/72

 Orbital

 Success

 ESOR-IV

 Auroral Phenomena
 in Polar Regions

83

 S-181C

 Vandenberg

 12/16/72

 Orbital

 Success

 AEROS-A

 State and Behavior
 of  Upper
  Atmosphere

84

 S-178C

 Vandenberg

 10/29/73

 Orbital

 Success

 Transit-15

 Navigation

85

 S-190C

 San Marco

 02/18/74

 Orbital

 Success

 SM-C2

 Describe Equatorial
 Neutral Particle
 Atmosphere

86

 S-188C

 Vandenberg

 03/08/74

 Orbital

 Success

 X-4

 Technology for
 3-axis Stabilization
 Platform

87

 S-191C

 Vandenberg

 04/03/74

 Orbital

 Success

Hawkeye

 Neutral Point Region
 of Magnetosphere

88

 S-186C

 Vandenberg

 07/16/74

 Orbital

 Success

 AEROS-B

 State and Behavior of
 Upper Atmosphere

89

 S-189C

 Vandenberg

 08/30/74

 Orbital

 Success

 AN3-A

 Celestial X-ray and
 Ultraviolet Sources

90

 S-187C

 San Marco

 10/15/74

 Orbital

 Success

 UK-5

 Locate X-ray Sources
 in Celestial Sphere

91

 S-194C

 San Marco

 05/08/75

 Orbital

 Success

 SAS-C

 Identify Sources of
 Galactic Radiation

92

 S-195C

 Vandenberg

 10/11/75

 Orbital

 Success

 TIP-II

 Navigation

93

 S-196C

 Vandenberg

 12/05/75

 Orbital

 Failure

 DAD

 Air Density Studies

94

 S-179CR

 Vandenberg

 05/22/76

 Orbital

 Success

 P76-5

 Effects of Ionosphere
 on Satellite

95

 S-193C

 Wallops

 06/18/76

 Probe

 Success

 GP-A

 Test Einstein’s
 Gravitational and|
Relativity Theories

96

 S-197C

 Vandenberg

 09/01/76

 Orbital

 Success

 TIP-III

 Navigation

97

 S-200C

 Vandenberg

 10/27/77

 Orbital

 Success

 TRANSAT

 Navigation and
 Missile Tracking

98

 S-201C

 Vandenberg

 04/26/78

 Orbital

 Success

 HCMM

 Provide Thermal
 Maps of Earth’s
 Surface

99

 S-202C

 Wallops

 02/18/79

 Orbital

 Success

 SAGE

 Measure
 Stratospheric
 Aerosols and Ozone

100

 S-198C

 Wallops

 06/02/79

 Orbital

 Success

 UK-6

 Study High-Energy
 Astrophysics

101

 S-203C

 Vandenberg

 10/30/79

 Orbital

 Success

 MAGSAT

 Global Survey of
 Earth’s Magnetic
 Field

102

 S-192C

 Vandenberg

 05/14/81

 Orbital

 Success

NOVA-I

 Navigation

103

 S-205C

 Vandenberg

 06/27/83

 Orbital

 Success

 HILAT

 Plasma’s Effect on
 Radar and Radio
 Frequency

104

 S-208C

 Vandenberg

 10/11/84

 Orbital

 Success

 NOVA-III

 Navigation

105

 S-209

 Vandenberg

 08/02/85

 Orbital

 Success

 SOOS-1

 Navigation

106

 S-207C

 Wallops

 12/12/85

 Orbital

 Success

 ITV

 Special Air Force (Instrumented Test Vehicle)

107

 S-199

 Vandenberg

 11/13/86

 Orbital

 Success

 PolarBEAR

 Air Force Research

108

 S-204

 Vandenberg

 09/16/87

 Orbital

 Success

 SOOS-2

 Navigation

109

 S-206

 San Marco

 03/25/88

 Orbital

 Success

 SanMarcoD/I

 Drag Balance

110

 S-211

 Vandenberg

 04/25/88

 Orbital

 Success

 SOOS-3

 Navigation

111

 S-213

 Vandenberg

 06/15/88

 Orbital

 Success

 NOVA-II

 Navigation

112

 S-214

 Vandenberg

 08/25/88

 Orbital

 Success

 SOOS-4

 Navigation

113

 S-212C

 Vandenberg

 05/09/90

 Orbital

 Success

 MACSAT

 Message Relay and
 Digital M1 & M2
 Communication

114

 S-216C

 Vandenberg

 06/29/91

 Orbital

 Success

 REX

 Communications

115

 S-215C

 Vandenberg

 07/03/92

 Orbital

 Success

SANPEX

 Solar Flare/Cosmic
 Ray Data

116

 S-210C

 Vandenberg

 11/21/92

 Orbital

 Success

 WSTI-1

 Atmospheric Studies

117

 S-217C

 Vandenberg

 06/25/93

 Orbital

 Success

 RADCAL

 Radar Calibrations

118

 S-218

 Vandenberg

 05/08/94

 Orbital

 Success

 MSTI-2

 Tracking and Earth
 Observation Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOUT LAUNCH VEHICLE DESCRIPTION

Motors and Structure
Flight Control
Sequencing the Flight Events
Stage Separation
Destruct System and Radar Beacon Command Destruct
Electrical Power
Launch History
Launch List