National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout F-1Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DAD-A & B
Launched
December 6, 1975
Summary
DAD-A & B launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout F-1 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 6, 1975. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 130th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 1,771st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout F-1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout F-1 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 130th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 1,771st orbital launch attempt120th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Atmospheric drag research satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
49th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 435th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DAD-A & B launch?
DAD-A & B launched on December 6, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DAD-A & B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DAD-A & B?
Scout F-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout F-1 spec sheet
Where did DAD-A & B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was DAD-A & B going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.