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Blue Scout II

Blue Scout familyVoughtRetired

The RM-90 Blue Scout II was an American sounding rocket and expendable launch system which was flown three times during 1961. It was used for two HETS test flights, and the launch of the Mercury-Scout 1 satellite for NASA. It was a member of the Scout family of rockets.

Blue Scout II vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
471 kN
Height
24 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch mass
16 t
Stages
4
LEO capacity
30 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

1flightwith a definitive outcome
0%success rate0 of 1
0success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

1 of 1