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Scout B-1

Scout familyVoughtRetired

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Scout B-1 vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
440 kN
Height
22 m
Diameter
1.02 m
Launch mass
17 t
Stages
4
LEO capacity
151 kg

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

Flight record

5flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate5 of 5
0failuresincluding partial failures
5success streakcurrent

First flight August 16, 1971 · latest May 22, 1976

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

Flights per year

  • Successful
  • Failed
Show the numbers for Scout B-1 flights per year
Scout B-1 flights per year
YearSuccessfulFailedTotal
1971202
1972101
1973000
1974101
1975000
1976101

Flights

5 of 5