Name: Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 — Scout X-1
Start: 1961-08-25T18:29:44Z
End: 1961-08-25T18:29:44Z
Location: Launch Area 3

Question 1

What rocket is launching Scout X-1 | Explorer 13?

Accepted Answer

Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 is launching on the Scout X-1.

Question 2

Who is launching Scout X-1 | Explorer 13?

Accepted Answer

Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 is being launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a government launch provider founded in 1958.

Question 3

Where is Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 launching from?

Accepted Answer

Scout X-1 | Explorer 13 is launching from Launch Area 3 at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.

Question 4

Is the Scout X-1 reusable?

Accepted Answer

No — the Scout X-1 is an expendable launch vehicle.

Question 5

How many times has the Scout X-1 flown?

Accepted Answer

The Scout X-1 has launched 6 times to date, with 3 successful flights.

Question 6

Where is NASA's Wallops Flight Facility?

Accepted Answer

Wallops Flight Facility is NASA's own launch range on Virginia's Eastern Shore, operating since 1945 and managed through Goddard Space Flight Center. It also hosts the commercial Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS).

Question 7

What launches from Wallops?

Accepted Answer

Wallops flies NASA's long-running sounding-rocket programme alongside orbital launches: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo missions to the ISS on the Antares rocket from Pad 0A, Minotaur vehicles from Pad 0B, and Rocket Lab's Electron from Launch Complex 2.

Question 8

Can you watch a launch from Wallops?

Accepted Answer

The NASA Wallops Visitor Center is the designated public viewing area and posts information for each flight. Nearby Chincoteague and the Assateague seashore also give open-horizon views across the water.

Question 9

What was the first orbital launch from Wallops?

Accepted Answer

The first orbital launch from Wallops was TacSat-2, on an Orbital Sciences Minotaur in December 2006. Wallops later launched LADEE, the first deep-space mission to fly from Virginia, in 2013.

Scout X-1 | Explorer 13

Mission details

Launch Window

Launch Area 3

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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