flown missionSuccess

Scout X-4 | FR-1

National Center of Space ResearchSpace Launch Complex 5 — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
FR-1
Type
Earth Science
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The FR 1 (France 1) spacecraft was a small spacecraft carrying two experiments. One was designed to observe VLF signals from earth-based transmitters, and the other was an electron density probe measuring electron concentration at the satellite.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Scout X-4
Family
Scout
Variant
4
Provider
National Center of Space Research
Type
Government
Country
FRA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles