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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
S-55
Launched
June 30, 1961
Summary
Explorer S-55 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-1 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on June 30, 1961. The mission failed: Third stage failed to ignite. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 29th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Scout X-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- Third stage failed to ignite.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Scout X-1 flight · 2nd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 29th launch10th this yearhumanity's 113th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Explorer S-55 was a NASA satellite designed to measure micrometeoroid impacts and penetrations in a moderately eccentric orbit while also testing the Scout launch vehicle. The Scout's third stage failed to ignite and the satellite did not reach orbit.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
4th launch from Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 13th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
134 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Explorer S-55 launch?
Explorer S-55 launched on June 30, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Explorer S-55 fail?
Third stage failed to ignite.
Where can I watch Explorer S-55?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer S-55?
Scout X-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-1 spec sheet
Where did Explorer S-55 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was Explorer S-55 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a technology mission.