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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
NASA S-56
Launched
December 4, 1960
Summary
NASA S-56 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-1 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on December 4, 1960. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 18th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 89th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Scout X-1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Scout X-1 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 18th launch8th this yearhumanity's 89th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn't ignite.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
2nd launch from Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 8th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did NASA S-56 launch?
NASA S-56 launched on December 4, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch NASA S-56?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched NASA S-56?
Scout X-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-1 spec sheet
Where did NASA S-56 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was NASA S-56 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a astrophysics mission.