Scout X-4
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
- 25 m
- Diameter
- 1.01 m
- Launch mass
- 17 t
- Stages
- 4
- LEO capacity
- 103 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
12flightswith a definitive outcome
91.7%success rate11 of 12
1failureincluding partial failures
8success streakcurrent
First flight June 28, 1963 · latest December 6, 1965
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-4 flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | 3 |