flown missionFailure

Scout X-4 | ESRS

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAJun 25, 1964, 01:40 UTC

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

mission

Name: ESRS
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

ESRS (Environmental Sciences Research Satellite, also (Research Satellite for Environmental Sciences) was a small magnetosperic research satellite built by the US Air Force Cambridge Research Lab.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jun 25, 1964, 01:40 UTC
Window opens: Jun 25, 1964, 01:40 UTC
Window closes: Jun 25, 1964, 01:40 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:25 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Scout X-4
Family: Scout
Variant: 4
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 34.6080, -120.6247