Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

Launch Complex 18B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Mercury-Scout 1

Mercury-Scout 1, or MS-1, was a United States spacecraft intended to test tracking stations for Project Mercury flights. The launch of Mercury-Scout 1 on November 1, 1961 was unsuccessful, and the satellite failed to achieve orbit.

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Blue Scout II


Height 24.00 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 471 kN

Diameter 1.02 Meters

Mass To LEO 30 kg

Liftoff Mass 16 Tonnes


Launch Success 0

Consecutive Success 0

Maiden Flight 1961-03-03

Launch Failures 1


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Mercury

Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.

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