Name: Blue Scout D-1 — Blue Scout Jr
Start: 1960-09-21T13:01:53Z
End: 1960-09-21T13:01:53Z
Location: Launch Complex 18A

Question 1

What rocket is launching Blue Scout D-1?

Accepted Answer

Blue Scout D-1 is launching on the Blue Scout Jr.

Question 2

Who is launching Blue Scout D-1?

Accepted Answer

Blue Scout D-1 is being launched by United States Air Force, a government launch provider founded in 1947.

Question 3

Where is Blue Scout D-1 launching from?

Accepted Answer

Blue Scout D-1 is launching from Launch Complex 18A at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

Question 4

What orbit is Blue Scout D-1 heading to?

Accepted Answer

Blue Scout D-1 is heading to Suborbital (Sub).

Question 5

Is the Blue Scout Jr reusable?

Accepted Answer

No — the Blue Scout Jr is an expendable launch vehicle.

Question 6

How many times has the Blue Scout Jr flown?

Accepted Answer

The Blue Scout Jr has launched 8 times to date, with 8 successful flights.

Question 7

What is the Blue Scout D-1 mission?

Accepted Answer

The flight planned to make radiation and magnetic field measurements at 26700km from Earth. While the rocket achieved this altitude the telemetry system failed so no data was received.

Question 8

Where is Cape Canaveral Space Force Station?

Accepted Answer

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sits on Florida's Atlantic coast, on the Eastern Range run by the U.S. Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45. It is the United States' busiest launch site and has been America's gateway to orbit since the 1950s.

Question 9

Which rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

SpaceX flies Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40, and United Launch Alliance flies the Vulcan Centaur (and the retiring Atlas V) from Space Launch Complex 41.

Question 10

Is Cape Canaveral the same as the Kennedy Space Center?

Accepted Answer

No. Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center are separate, neighbouring sites — Kennedy is on Merritt Island just to the north. Together they make up Florida's 'Space Coast'.

Question 11

Why do rockets launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Its pads sit on the Eastern Range, letting rockets fly east out over the Atlantic toward the equatorial and geostationary orbits most commercial and national-security payloads need, away from populated land.

Question 12

Can you watch a launch from Cape Canaveral?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the Space Coast is one of the easiest places in the world to watch a launch from public land. Popular free spots include Playalinda Beach, Space View Park in Titusville, and Jetty Park at Port Canaveral.

Blue Scout D-1

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Mission details

Launch Window

Launch Complex 18A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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