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Scout X-3
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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.
Key figures
Total launches
5
Successes
4
Failures
1
Success rate
80.0 %
Success streak
2
Maiden flight
Dec 16, 1962
Launch cost
$9 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
2d 10h
Planned launches
0
Scout family total
109 launches · 97 successes · 12 failures (17 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Scout X-3” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Scout family totals 109 launches across 17 variants.
Technology
Length
24 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch mass
17 t
Liftoff thrust
513 kN
Stages
4
LEO (low Earth orbit)
87 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 5
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia