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Scout X-3

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
24 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Mass
17,000 kg
Stages
4
Thrust
513 kN
Payload to LEO
87 kg
First flight
1962-12-16
Total launches
5
Success / Fail
4 / 1

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.

Payloads it launched

4 loaded
ARIEL 2 (UK-2)
LEO
TRANSIT 5A-3
LEO
TRANSIT 5A
LEO
EXPLORER 16
LEO