Scout A
Scout family
· built by Vought
· maiden flight 1965-12-22
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
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.
Specifications
25.0 mLength
1.01 mDiameter
17 tLaunch mass
4Stages
513 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
122 kgTo LEO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
11Total launches
11Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
11In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Dec 22, 1965 04:33 UTCEarliest tracked
Aug 27, 1970 13:23 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scout A | Transit-O 19 | Aug 27, 1970 13:23 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 18 | Mar 02, 1968 03:55 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 14 | Sep 25, 1967 08:25 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 13 | May 18, 1967 09:05 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Ariel 3 | May 05, 1967 16:00 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 12 | Apr 14, 1967 03:25 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 10 | Aug 18, 1966 02:25 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 9 | May 19, 1966 02:27 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 8 | Mar 26, 1966 03:31 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 7 | Jan 28, 1966 17:06 UTC | Success |
| Scout A | Transit-O 6 | Dec 22, 1965 04:33 UTC | Success |