Failure
NASA S-56
Astrophysics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)Government
Scout X-1
LEOorbit
An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn't ignite.
Sunday, December 4, 1960 at 9:14 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#89
NASA Mission
#18
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#8
Launch Window
NET
Dec 4, 1960, 9:14 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Wallops Flight Facility is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and north-northeast of Norfolk. The facility is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and primarily serves to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other federal agencies. WFF includes an extensively instrumented range to support launches of more than a dozen types of sounding rockets; small expendable suborbital and orbital rockets; high-altitude balloon flights carrying scientific instruments for atmospheric and astronomical research; and, using its Research Airport, flight tests of aeronautical research aircraft, including uncrewed aerial vehicles.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Dec 4, 1960, 4:14 PM
Total Launches
86
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
37.9333, -75.4678
Scout X-1 Specs
Scout X-1 was an American expendable launch system and sounding rocket which was flown seven times between August 1960 and October 1961.
Length
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
16 t
Thrust
471 kN
LEO Capacity
59 kg
Launch Cost
$9M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1960
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 24d
Total Launches
6
Successful
3
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Jul 2, 1960
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