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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
P-21
Launched
October 19, 1961
Summary
P-21 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-1 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on October 19, 1961. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 33rd launch and 14th this year. It was the 6th Scout X-1 flight and the 4th 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
- 6th Scout X-1 flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 33rd launch14th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
A flight carrying plasma and aeronomy research payloads on a suborbital trajectory
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
6th launch from Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 15th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did P-21 launch?
P-21 launched on October 19, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-21?
Scout X-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-1 spec sheet
Where did P-21 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was P-21 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a earth science mission.