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National Center of Space Research(CNES)Government
Scout B-1
LEOorbit
Second French experimental data relay satellite for meteorological data.
Monday, August 16, 1971 at 6:39 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,252
CNES Mission
#9
Pad Launch
#12
Location Launch
#41
Designator
1971-071
Launch Window
NET
Aug 16, 1971, 6:39 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Wallops Flight Facility is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and north-northeast of Norfolk. The facility is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and primarily serves to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other federal agencies. WFF includes an extensively instrumented range to support launches of more than a dozen types of sounding rockets; small expendable suborbital and orbital rockets; high-altitude balloon flights carrying scientific instruments for atmospheric and astronomical research; and, using its Research Airport, flight tests of aeronautical research aircraft, including uncrewed aerial vehicles.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Aug 16, 1971, 2:39 PM
Total Launches
86
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
37.9333, -75.4678
Scout B-1 Specs
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Length
22 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch Mass
17 t
Thrust
440 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1971
Fastest Turnaround
3mo 27d
Total Launches
5
Successful
5
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Aug 16, 1971
National Center of Space Research
The National Center of Space Research, or CNES, is a French National Agency in charge of France's space program. In partnership with the US and Russia, they have put 10 people in space. CNES works in tandem with the larger ESA to develop the Ariane 5 and work on other probes and satellites. They are working with Germany to develop a cheaper and more efficient reusable rocket, which hopefully will be ready to fly by 2026.
Founded
1961
Administrator
CEO: François Jacq
Total Launches
14
Successful
12
Failed
2
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
3