MISSION NAME
ESRO 4 4
Status
Success
DATE
22 NOV 1972
LAUNCH PROVIDER
European Space Research Organisation
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
European ionospheric and magnetospheric research satellite
Scout D-1
Rocket Description
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.