Success
OAR 22-9
Earth Science
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Blue Scout Jr
Suborbit
Mission to study the magnetosphere
Friday, April 9, 1965 at 6:10 PM
Mission details
USAF Mission
#252
Pad Launch
#16
Location Launch
#138
Launch Window
NET
Apr 9, 1965, 6:10 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 9, 1965, 1:10 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778
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