Scout X-3
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 513 kN
- Height
- 24 m
- Diameter
- 1.01 m
- Launch mass
- 17 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- $8.91M
- LEO capacity
- 87 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
5flightswith a definitive outcome
80%success rate4 of 5
1failureincluding partial failures
2success streakcurrent
First flight December 16, 1962 · latest March 27, 1964
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Scout X-3 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 |