Success
SAS 2
Astrophysics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Scout D-1
LEOorbit
Small spacecraft designed to perform astronomical studies in the X-ray, gamma-ray, UV, visible and infrared regions.
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 at 10:13 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#1,405
NASA Mission
#117
Pad Launch
#5
Location Launch
#5
Designator
1972-091
Launch Window
NET
Nov 15, 1972, 10:13 PM
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
Nov 16, 1972, 1:13 AM
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
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Founded
1958
Administrator
Administrator: Jared Isaacman
Total Launches
142
Successful
122
Failed
20
Pending
5
Consecutive Success
12