National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout D-1Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
GP-A
Launched
June 18, 1976
Image: NASA
Summary
GP-A launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout D-1 from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on June 18, 1976. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 131st launch and 1st this year. It was the 10th Scout D-1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Suborbital · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 10th Scout D-1 flight · 1st this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 131st launch1st this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Precise clock launched on a suborbital flight to explore the structure of space and time
Pad
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
15th launch from Launch Area 3A, 1st this year · 44th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
about 4 years after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GP-A launch?
GP-A launched on June 18, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GP-A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GP-A?
Scout D-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout D-1 spec sheet
Where did GP-A launch from?
Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was GP-A going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a suborbital mission.