USAF Scout X-4 Transit VC
Scout X-4
Status
Success
Date
4 JUN 1964
03:50
Mission Overview
Transit 5C-1 was similar to the Transit 5A series series but involved some redesign to improve performance.
Rocket
Scout X-4
Mission Type
Navigation
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