National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-3ALaunch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Reentry-2
Launched
August 31, 1962
Summary
Reentry-2 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-3A from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 31, 1962. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 42nd launch and 6th this year. It was the 1st Scout X-3A flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Materials Science · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st Scout X-3A flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 42nd launch6th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Test of experimental heatshield material performance under heating loads near those of a lunar reentry.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
8th launch from Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 18th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
155 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Reentry-2 launch?
Reentry-2 launched on August 31, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Reentry-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Reentry-2?
Scout X-3A, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-3A spec sheet
Where did Reentry-2 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was Reentry-2 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a materials science mission.