National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-2Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
P-21A
Launched
March 29, 1962
Summary
P-21A launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-2 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on March 29, 1962. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 38th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 153rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Scout X-2 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
- 1st Scout X-2 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 38th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 153rd orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Aeronomy mission
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
7th launch from Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 16th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
160 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did P-21A launch?
P-21A launched on March 29, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-21A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-21A?
Scout X-2, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-2 spec sheet
Where did P-21A launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was P-21A going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.