Earth Science
Italian thermosphere-ionosphere research satellite
Orbital Attempt
#3,280
NASA Mission
#136
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#9
Designator
1988-026
Mar 25, 1988, 7:50 PM
1 update
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
Mar 25, 1988, 10:50 PM
Total Launches
9
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-2.9383, 40.2125
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
26 m
Diameter
1.14 m
Launch Mass
20 t
Thrust
395 kN
LEO Capacity
210 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1979
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 1d
Total Launches
17
Successful
17
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
17
Maiden flight: Oct 30, 1979
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