Scout B-1
Scout family
· built by Vought
· maiden flight 1971-08-16
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-18
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
22.0 mLength
1.02 mDiameter
17 tLaunch mass
4Stages
440 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
5Total launches
5Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
5In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Aug 16, 1971 18:39 UTCEarliest tracked
May 22, 1976 07:42 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Scout B-1 | Wideband | May 22, 1976 07:42 UTC | Success |
| Scout B-1 | Ariel 5 | Oct 15, 1974 07:47 UTC | Success |
| Scout B-1 | Triad 1 | Sep 02, 1972 17:50 UTC | Success |
| Scout B-1 | Ariel 4 | Dec 11, 1971 20:47 UTC | Success |
| Scout B-1 | Eole | Aug 16, 1971 18:39 UTC | Success |