flown missionFailure

Blue Scout II | Mercury-Scout 1

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 18B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Mercury-Scout 1
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Blue Scout II
Family
Blue Scout
Variant
II
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 18B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York