Success
San Marco 2
Earth Science
National Research Council(CNR)Government
Scout B
LEOorbit
San Marco 2 was a 66-cm-diameter spherical satellite with two experiments, one designed to make direct measurements of air density below 350 km, and the other an ionospheric beacon experiment developed to observe electron content between the earth and the satellite.
Wednesday, April 26, 1967 at 10:06 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#690
CNR Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Designator
1967-038
Launch Window
NET
Apr 26, 1967, 10:06 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Broglio Space Center, Kenya
The Luigi Broglio Space Center (BSC) located near Malindi, Kenya, is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) Spaceport. It served as a spaceport for the launch of both Italian and international satellites, but is currently only used for satellite communications.
Timezone
Africa/Nairobi
Local Launch Time
Apr 26, 1967, 1:06 PM
Total Launches
9
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-2.9383, 40.2125
Scout B 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
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 t
Thrust
513 kN
LEO Capacity
143 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1965
Fastest Turnaround
13d 19h
Total Launches
23
Successful
21
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
15
Maiden flight: Aug 10, 1965
National Research Council
The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) or National Research Council, is the largest research council in Italy. As a public organisation, its remit is to support scientific and technological research. Its headquarters are in Rome.
Founded
1923
Administrator
President: Maria Chiara Carrozza
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
2