Scout
Description
The Scout multistage rocket was the first successful orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages. The standard Scout launch vehicle was a solid propellant, four-stage booster system, approximately 23 metres (75 ft) in length with a launch weight of 21,499 kilograms (47,397 lb).
Missions
99
Success Rate
88.4%
Successes
86
Failures
10
Success Streak
48
Partial Failures
3
Previous
MSTI 2
RadCal
Configurations
Scout X-4
Active 1963 to 1965
Rocket
Height: 25m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 103 kg
Stages
4
Scout X-3M
Active in 1963
Rocket
Height: 22m
Stages
4
Scout X-3
Active 1962 to 1964
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 87 kg
Stages
4
Scout X-2M
Active 1962 to 1963
Rocket
Height: 22m
Liftoff Thrust
440 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout X-2B
Active in 1963
Rocket
Height: 22m
Stages
4
Scout X-2
Active in 1962
Rocket
Height: 25m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 76 kg
Liftoff Thrust
440 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout X-1
Active 1960 to 1961
Rocket
Height: 25m
Stages
4
Scout G1
Active 1979 to 1994
Rocket
Height: 21m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 210 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
622 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout F1
Active in 1975
Rocket
Height: 21m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 193 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
622 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout E1
Active in 1974
Stages
5
Scout D1
Active 1972 to 1979
Rocket
Height: 21m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 185 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
622 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout B1
Active 1971 to 1976
Rocket
Height: 21m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 129 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
622 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout B
Active 1965 to 1971
Rocket
Height: 21m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 143 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
622 Kilonewtons
Stages
4
Scout A1
Active in 1973
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 122 kg
Stages
4
Scout A
Active 1965 to 1970
Stages
4