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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
ST-2
Launched
October 4, 1960
Summary
ST-2 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-1 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on October 4, 1960. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 14th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 78th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Scout X-1 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 14th launch4th this yearhumanity's 78th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
A radiation probe plasma mission.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
1st launch from Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 6th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ST-2 launch?
ST-2 launched on October 4, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ST-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ST-2?
Scout X-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-1 spec sheet
Where did ST-2 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was ST-2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.