National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationBlue Scout IILaunch Complex 18B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1
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Launch Failure
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 35th launch · 16th this year · humanity's 132nd orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Nov 1, 15:32 – Nov 1, 15:32 UTC
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Mercury-Scout 1
Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.
Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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