USAF Scout X-4 GRS
Scout X-4
Status
Success
Date
28 JUN 1963
21:19
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Overview
GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) was a geophysics experiment test built by the Cambridge Research Lab (CRL). Data was obtained for 13 orbits, after which time the satellite ceased working due to a failure in the primary power supply.
Rocket
Scout X-4
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth 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