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1961 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

P-21

successScout X-1 | P-21

A flight carrying plasma and aeronomy research payloads on a suborbital trajectory

Overview

Date / time
October 19, 1961 at 05:38 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Area 3
Mission
P-21
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Suborbital
Launch vehicle
Scout X-1 →
Launch provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration →