Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1
Launch Complex 18B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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.
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.
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
Programs
Mercury
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963.
