National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout BLaunch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
BIC
Launched
September 20, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
BIC launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout B from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on September 20, 1971. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 112th launch and 6th this year. It was the 22nd Scout B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 22nd Scout B flight · 3rd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 112th launch6th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Suborbital ionospheric study mission
Pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13th launch from Launch Area 3A, 3rd this year · 42nd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did BIC launch?
BIC launched on September 20, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BIC?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BIC?
Scout B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout B spec sheet
Where did BIC launch from?
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was BIC going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a earth science mission.