Success
San Marco 4
Earth Science
Italian Space Agency(ASI)Government
Scout D-1
LEOorbit
Italian satellite designed to study the density, composition and temperature of the equatorial upper atmosphere.
Monday, February 18, 1974 at 10:05 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,548
ASI Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#6
Location Launch
#6
Designator
1974-009
Launch Window
NET
Feb 18, 1974, 10:05 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
Feb 18, 1974, 1:05 PM
Total Launches
9
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-2.9383, 40.2125
Scout D-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
25 m
Diameter
1.14 m
Launch Mass
20 t
Thrust
464 kN
LEO Capacity
183 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1972
Fastest Turnaround
6d 2h
Total Launches
16
Successful
16
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
16
Maiden flight: Aug 13, 1972