Scout B ESRO 2A
Scout B
Status
Failure
Date
30 MAY 1967
02:06
Launch Provider
European Space Research Organisation
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
ESRO 2 (European Space Research Organisation), Iris (International Radiation Investigation Satellite) was a 75 kg spin-stabilized spacecraft. On the launch of ESRO 2A, the third stage vehicle failed and the spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Rocket
Scout B
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Polar Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN