Success
Blue Scout Jr. O-2
Earth Science
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Blue Scout Jr
Suborbit
A flight carrying particle detectors. It was the only completely successful flight of the initial Blue Scout Junior program.
Monday, December 4, 1961 at 4:00 AM
Mission details
USAF Mission
#69
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#42
Launch Window
NET
Dec 4, 1961, 4:00 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Dec 3, 1961, 8:00 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202
Blue Scout Jr Specs
The XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior (sometimes called Journeyman B) was a rocket of the U.S. Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family.
Length
12.4 m
Diameter
0.79 m
Launch Mass
5 t
Thrust
222 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1960
Fastest Turnaround
10d 2h
Total Launches
8
Successful
8
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
8
Maiden flight: Sep 21, 1960
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68