MISSION NAME
Miranda
Status
Success
DATE
9 MAR 1974
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Science and Engineering Research Council
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
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.